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Axial length
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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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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Dr. Mayank Jain
Pediatric Ophthalmologist and Strabismus Specialist
7 yrs exp
Hyderabad
A scan can tell you that. Its helps to know the pathological elongation of eye.
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