About Retinoschisis Please select a question below and it will automatically take you to the answer. Very few affected individuals go blind from retinoschisis. Generally, vision in retinoschisis is roughly stable between teenage years and late middle age.
Vision can deteriorate during the childhood years.
However, the vision that a teenager has with retinoschisis normally remains constant for many years. In older age a secondary macular degeneration can reduce visual acuity further. There are two parts to this answer. Retinoschisis is a rare disease of the nerve tissue. However, if a child is nearsighted or farsighted, glasses may improve the overall quality of vision.