Posterior polymorphous dystrophy.
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A 65-year-old white male patient presented with asymptomatic bilateral degenerative retinoschises. The striking feature of this case was the posterior extent of the retinoschises. In each eye the posterior margin of the retinoschisis lay within 15 degrees of the macula, thereby potentially endangering central vision. The posterior border of a retinoschisis often lies posterior to the equator. However, it seldom reaches the major retinal vascular arcades. It is even rarer for a retinoschisis to approach the macula.
A 22-year-old female optometry student presented with a one-day history of a contusion injury to the right eye with blurred vision inferiorly. Slitlamp examination showed mild anterior chamber reaction. Angle recession was visible by gonioscopy and dilated fundus examination revealed commotio retinae with macular involvement and vitreal haemorrhages. Peripheral retinal tears were later detected. The management of a patient with a history of a contusion injury is discussed.