Hereditary Vitreopathies: Stickler Syndromemay present with unique radial perivascular lattice-like degeneration.

Nonetheless, lattice degeneration is frequently cited as a risk factor for development of RRD given its strong association with this entity.

In one study, three out of 423 eyes (0.7%) with lattice degeneration developed clinical retinal detachments and sixteen (3.7%) developed subclinical retinal detachments.

However, and importantly, the reverse is quite different: few eyes with lattice degeneration actually develop retinal detachments. Retinal Detachment: Approximately 20 to 30% of patients with a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) have lattice degeneration.Myopia: The prevalence of lattice degeneration is greater in myopic eyes (33% in one study) compared to the general population (around 6-10%), which might at least partially explain the increased risk of retinal detachment in myopes.However, several classic associations exist: Lattice degeneration is most commonly found incidentally on routine ophthalmic examination. Lattice degeneration is a common condition that can be found in 6-8% of the general population though past histologic studies on autopsy suggest a prevalence as high as 10.7% Risk Factors The condition is associated with atrophic retinal holes, retinal tears, and retinal detachments. Lattice degeneration is a common peripheral retinal degeneration that is characterized by localized retinal thinning, overlying vitreous liquefaction, and marginal vitreoretinal adhesion.

Retina lattice degeneration