Highlights:1. The selection of delivery methods in pregnant patients with myopia is needed to prevent blindness.2. Although there was no report retinal detachment either spontaneous or cesarean section this study, all pathologic peripheral degeneration should be consulted by Ophthalmologist. AbstractIntroduction: blindness. This study aimed calculate and prevalence myopia.Methods: a descriptive...

OBJECTIVE To describe peripapillary detachment in pathologic myopia (PDPM), a newly recognized fundus lesion. DESIGN Retrospective medical record review. METHODS We evaluated a series of myopic eyes that had a yellow-orange elevation of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium at the inferior border of the myopic conus. RESULTS Twenty eyes of 15 patients were identified during a 17-year ...

Pathologic myopia is associated with degenerative changes of the globe, especially at the posterior pole. Eyes affected by pathologic myopia have higher odds to undergo posterior segment surgery and, in those eyes, vitreoretinal surgery is challenging. Many practical tips and tricks can make the surgical procedures simpler, significantly preventing sight-threatening intra- and post-operative co...

Pathologic myopia is the seventh leading cause of blindness in the US and two percent of Americans have the disease; Canadian statistics are not available. Pathologic myopia involves elongation of the eyeball and scleral support surgery aims to control the progression of this elongation. The most commonly used technique involves placing a strip of sclera from a donor eye around the eyeball to p...

Worldwide, and especially in Asia, myopia is a major vision-threatening disorder. From AD 1600 on, to prevent myopia, authors warned against near work without sufficient pauses. There was an abundance of theories about the causes of myopia, the most common one being the necessity of extra convergence on nearby work with thickened extraocular muscles and elevated intraocular pressure. Ocular ten...

The use of endotamponade agents has gained a major role in the management of macular complications of high myopia. Myopic foveoschisis and macular hole are the main macular complication of pathologic myopia, this growing condition that is a main cause of visual loss, especially in patients at a younger age. We discuss the physical properties and advantages and disadvantages of the main ocular t...

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...