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Foveoschisis, a condition typically linked to myopia, can occur in eyes with minimal refractive errors. Surgical outcomes in these cases resemble those of myopic foveoschisis, suggesting similar underlying mechanisms.

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Ophthalmology
Retinal Diseases

Background:

Foveoschisis is commonly associated with high myopia.
Clinical and optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings can mimic myopic foveoschisis.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate foveoschisis in patients with minimal refractive errors.
To compare clinical presentation, OCT findings, and surgical outcomes with myopic foveoschisis.

Main Methods:

Case study of two patients with foveoschisis and minimal refractive errors.
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging for diagnosis and follow-up.
Surgical intervention: pars plana vitrectomy with membrane peeling and gas infusion.

Main Results:

Both patients presented with visual acuity loss and OCT findings similar to myopic foveoschisis.
Initial surgery led to full-thickness macular hole development in both.
A second surgery with internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling successfully closed the macular hole in one patient.

Conclusions:

Foveoschisis can occur in eyes without high myopia.
The condition shares similarities in causative factors, OCT findings, and surgical outcomes with myopic foveoschisis.