retinoschisis

English

Etymology

From retino- +‎ schisis.

Noun

retinoschisis (countable and uncountable, plural retinoschises)

  1. (medicine) An eye disease characterized by the abnormal splitting of the retina's neurosensory layers, usually in the outer plexiform layer, sometimes resulting in partial loss of vision.

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