Pathology of Macular Foveoschisis Associated with Degenerative Myopia
Figure 2
(a) Photomicrograph of the right eye demonstrating areas of macular foveoschisis. A region containing the staphyloma is also seen (black arrow). (b) Higher magnification of macular foveoschisis seen in multiple layers of the retina including the outer plexiform layer, inner plexiform layer, nerve fiber layer, and the outer plexiform layer in the perifoveal region. A thin fibrous preretinal membrane is seen (black arrow). (hematoxylin and eosin, original magnification, (a) x50; (b) x100). (c) Photomicrograph of the left eye demonstrating classical retinoschisis in the outer plexiform layer, ganglion cell layer, and nerve fiber layer. (d) Higher magnification demonstrating neuronal bridges between both nuclear layers (asterisk). A fibrous preretinal membrane is seen (black arrow). (hematoxylin and eosin, original magnification, (a) x50; (b) x100).
