A 19-year-old male presents with acute vision loss and retinal detachment, building on a childhood history of macular cystic degeneration. What’s the link?
A 19-year-old man presented with a 3-day history of worsening vision in his right eye. He had previously presented at 5 years of age with reduced visual acuity and macular cystic degeneration in both eyes. Examination of the right fundus is shown. Optical coherence tomography revealed a full-thickness retinal detachment. What is the underlying condition?
What is the most likely diagnosis?
Genetics, Macular Degeneration, Ophthalmology, Retinal Detachment, X-linked retinoschisis
