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Axial length

2020-06-20 16:48:38
How to know my axial length of my eye ...I m a high myopia...whats the axial length importance ???...
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Axial length is the length of the eyeball..  Myopia means u have a longer than normal eyeball.  To measure AL,  we do an A scan of the eye. AL is important while calculating the IOL power when we do cataract surgery. Because u have myopia,  u need to get ur retina checked once a year
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Be careful if you see floaters( black dots),  flashes of light.  consult immediately

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A scan can tell you axial length high myopes have high axial length axial length helps us to plan eye surgery especially cataract to calculate intra ocular Power
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get your eyes checked regularly

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A scan can tell you that. Its helps to know the pathological elongation of eye.

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