MYOPIC FOVEOSCHISIS

Course overview

MYOPIC FOVEOSCHISIS IS A RELATIVELY RARE ENTITY THAT MANIFESTS IN PATIENTS WITH PATHOLOGICAL MYOPIA. THE SCHISIS, OR BREAK, IN THE LAYERS OF THE RETINA, OCCURS BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE IN THE SIZE OF THE EYEBALL AND A CONSEQUENT STRETCHING IN THE LAYERS OF THE CHOROID AND THE RETINA. THIS ACTIVITY ILLUSTRATES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MYOPIC FOVEOSCHISIS AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.