Case Report

X-linked juvenile retinoschisis in a black South African: A case report

Katherine Rafferty, Aubrey Makgotloe
African Vision and Eye Health | Vol 78, No 1 | a522 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/aveh.v78i1.522 | © 2019 Katherine Rafferty, Aubrey Makgotloe | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 02 July 2019 | Published: 31 October 2019

About the author(s)

Katherine Rafferty, Department of Neurosciences, Division of Ophthalmology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Aubrey Makgotloe, Department of Neurosciences, Division of Ophthalmology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Abstract

X-linked juvenile retinoschisis (XLRS) has been well-documented in Finnish and other white populations. This case report illustrates a well-recognised condition in a rare population group. There are few case reports in literature of XLRS in black populations.

Keywords

foveal retinoschisis; X-linked juvenile retinoschisis; macular schisis; black patient; South African

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