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Zur Spaltlampenmikroskopie der Ora serrata und Pars plana corporis ciliaris

Slit lamp biomicroscopy of the ora serrata and pars plana corporis ciliaris. III

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A detailed description of the slit lamp examination of the retinal periphery is presented.

Cystoid degeneration exists in three typical forms: real cysts and coarse-cystoid spaces are found in youth without any connection to refraction anomalies or pathological processes.

Fine-cystoid spaces are considered as the extension of cystoid degeneration in elderly people. This condition is often combined with retinoschisis.

Slit lamp examination of retinoschisis permits an accurate control of possible breaks in the inner and/or outer layer. Tissue strands observed in the space separating the two schisis layers are considered as parts of the outer layer. When such strands are present, breaks in the outer layer should be suspected.

Chorioatrophic scars are frequently found in elderly people and are probably of degenerative etiology. When correlated with vitreous changes an inflammatory origin may be suspected.

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Auf Grund des biomikroskopischen Aspektes wird die cystoide Degeneration der Netzhautperipherie in drei Gruppen unterteilt: Echte Cysten und grobcystoide Räume sind schon bei Jugendlichen vorhanden und unabhängig von Refraktion oder Begleiterkrankungen. Feincystoide Räume entstehen durch die Ausdehnung der cystoiden Degeneration nach hinten bei älteren Individuen und sind meist mit einer Schisis verbunden.

Die Schisis retinae findet man häufig. Die Spaltlampenuntersuchung erlaubt die genaue Diagnose von Löchern im inneren und äußeren Blatt. Gewebsstränge, welche die Schisisblase durchziehen, sind meistens Teile des äußeren Blattes und deshalb mit Löchern verbunden.

Chorioatrophische Narben sind keine Seltenheit im höheren Alter und werden in sonst gesunden Augen gefunden. Hinweise auf eine entzündliche Genese erhält man durch die Beobachtung des davor liegenden Glaskörpers.

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This work was supported by U. S. Public Health Service Grant NB=03638-04 from the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness, Bethesda (USA).

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Eisner, G. Zur Spaltlampenmikroskopie der Ora serrata und Pars plana corporis ciliaris. Albrecht von Graefes Arch. Klin. Ophthalmol. 177, 232–247 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00571788

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