High myopia

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High myopia

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What's is retinal detachment risk percentage in high myopic population?? Can high myope throught out life time live without affect from retinal detachment?

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Dr. Priyanka Ahuja

Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon 8 yrs exp Thane

Yes there is a possibility that Retinal detachment might never happen in a myope. But risk is always there. So it's mandatory to get your retina checked by a Retina specialist atleast once a year.

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Dr. Awanjala Varshney Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon 23 yrs exp Aligarh · Accepted Answer

Dr. Awanjala Varshney

Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon 23 yrs exp Aligarh

It is less than 0.1% .Relax ,not all high myopes have retinal detachment. On the other hand even moderate myopes carry a risk of retinal detachment. A high myope should have regular yearly retinal check up, or as advised by the ophthalmologist. This will help diagnose and treat peripheral lesions in retina in time. These peripheral lesions are the cause of retinal detachment in high myopes.