Mechanical optic neuropathy in high myopia
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Mechanical optic neuropathy in high myopia: Mechanical optic neuropathy in high myopia Bontzos, Plainis, Papadaki, Giannakopoulou and Detorakis
Myopia is a major cause of visual impairment and its prevalence is increasing globally at an alarming rate. High pathologic myopia is described as myopia with associated degenerative changes in the sclera, choroid and retinal pigment epithelium, resulting initially in loss of visual acuity (VA). Excessive elongation of the globe and posterior staphyloma are the hallmark findings in pathological...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical and Experimental Optometry
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0816-4622,1444-0938
DOI: 10.1111/cxo.12548