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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ophthalmology. 2012 Sep 23;120(1):169–174. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2012.07.051

Table 2.

Clinical, SD-OCT, visual field and genotype findings in three mothers, carriers of XLRS.

Subject Number Age (Years) Snellen BCVA (ETDRS) Macular appearance Peripheral retinoschisis Macular anatomy by SD- OCT Extramacular midperipheral anatomy by SD-OCT 30-2 HVF RS1 Genotype
Carrier 1 (Mother of Pt 1 and Pt 2) 43 20/20-1 (89) OD 20/20-2 (88) OS Normal macula OU Normal periphery OU OD: slightly irregular foveal contour, no schisis
OS: normal, no schisis
No schisis OU Single paracentral defect OD, three paracentral defects OS Heterozygous for the RS1 genotype for patients 1 and 2 in Table 1
Carrier 2 (Mother of Pt 4) 45 20/20+ (86) OD 20/20+ (87) OS Normal macula OU Normal periphery OU OU: normal, no schisis No schisis OU No defects OU Heterozygous for the RS1 genotype for patient 4 in Table 1
Carrier 3 (Mother of Pt 5) 37 20/16 (89) OD 20/20+2 (87) OS Abnormal macular reflex OU Normal periphery OU OU: normal, no schisis No schisis OU Two paracentral defects OU Heterozygous for the RS1 genotype for patient 5 in Table 1

BCVA- Best-corrected visual acuity, ETDRS- Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study, HVF- Humphrey visual field, RS1- Retinoschisin gene, Pt- Patient, SD-OCT- Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography, XLRS- X-linked retinoschisis