Narrowing the scope of this study to extreme myopia is a limitation which can be mitigated with additional investigation of patients with more diverse degrees of myopia and astigmatism.

Discover the warning signs and treatment options for myopic macular degeneration, a serious eye condition affecting people with severe nearsightedness.

Introduction: Pathological myopia, a severe form of myopia, is characterized by an extreme elongation of the eyeball, leading to various vision-threatening complications. It is broadly classified into ...

He, W., Zhu, Q., et al. (2019) Intraocular Lens Power Calculation in Eyes with Extreme Myopia Comparison of Barrett Universal II, Haigis, and Olsen formulas. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, ...

In the past few years, myopia has become more common, and by 2050, it is predicted that 49.8% of people worldwide will have the disease. Along with myopia's rising incidence, younger people's early ...

More eyes in the extreme myopia group required vitrectomy after the initial RD repair. In the high myopia group, retinal reattachment was achieved in 79 eyes (97.5%) at the end of the intervention, ...

There are a few steps parents can take to reduce the risk of their child developing myopia or it getting worse, experts said.

A new study published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology showed that repeated low-level red light treatment (RLRL) successfully delayed the progression of myopia in children suffering from ...

Medically reviewed by Andrew Greenberg, MD Laser eye surgery uses a laser to change the shape of the cornea, the dome-shaped ...