Senile retinoschisis may mimic a peripheral retinal detachment

“A peripheral senile retinoschisis is sometimes difficult to distinguish from a retinal detachment by biomicroscopy alone
CONCLUSION:
Senile retinoschisis may mimic a peripheral retinal detachment and vice versa. Differentiation is important with respect to therapeutic decisions”

Source:Stehouwer M1, Tan SH, van Leeuwen TG, Verbraak FD.

Acta Ophthalmol. 2014 May;92(3):221-7. doi: 10.1111/aos.12121. Epub 2013 Jun 15.
Senile retinoschisis versus retinal detachment, the additional value of peripheral retinal OCT scans (SL SCAN-1, Topcon). retrieved from: