Presentation
Results A 33-year-old female patient, from Salvador (BA)–Brazil, arrived at the Ophthalmology center of the São Rafael Hospital presenting visual impairment in 2011. [medical-clinical-reviews.imedpub.com]
However, some short-sighted eyes present an identical to that of normalsighted eyes axial length, see sometimes lower! [gatinel.com]
In the present material, about half of the cases were stable (within range ±0.5 D) in adulthood after age 20–24, but in 45% of the cases, myopic progression continued. [onlinelibrary.wiley.com]
Results are presented as mean ± SD. Student’s t -tests were done for analysis of cycloplegic refraction and axial length measurements of both groups at the start of the study (baseline) and every 6 months for 2 years. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
In the reciprocal direction, there was 80% power to detect an effect ≥0.048 y/dioptre (see supplementary figure 1), suggesting that this study had sufficient power to detect an effect of myopia on education, if present. [bmj.com]
Entire Body System
- Weakness
The tissues in long eyeballs are stretched and thinned, causing tears, inflammation, new blood vessels that are weak and bleed easily, and scarring. [mayoclinic.org]
The large F statistics suggested that these analyses would not be affected by weak instrument bias. [bmj.com]
The correlations between myopic progression and reading and outdoor time found in this study were rather weak. [onlinelibrary.wiley.com]
Eyes
- Retinal Pigmentation
B) Thinning of the layer of retinal pigment epithelial cells (RPE), tilted disk and optic disc crescent. [medical-clinical-reviews.imedpub.com]
CCDC102B is strongly expressed in the retinal pigment epithelium and choroids, where atrophic changes initially occur in myopic maculopathy. [nature.com]
- Retinal Lesion
In other words, retinal lesions observed in patients with severe myopia can result in a functional loss not correctable by glasses or lenses. [gatinel.com]
At this time it is not possible to scientifically determine whether peripheral retinal lesions should be treated differently from standard practice just because a patient is to undergo refractive surgery. [reviewofophthalmology.com]
Neurologic
- Headache
Symptoms Nearsightedness symptoms may include: Blurry vision when looking at distant objects The need to squint or partially close the eyelids to see clearly Headaches caused by eyestrain Difficulty seeing while driving a vehicle, especially at night [mayoclinic.org]
You may also notice: Headaches Squint Eye strain Eye fatigue when you try to see objects more than a few feet away Children with myopia often have trouble reading the blackboard at school. [webmd.com]
Signs that your child may be short-sighted can include: needing to sit near the front of the class at school because they find it difficult to read the whiteboard sitting close to the TV complaining of headaches or tired eyes regularly rubbing their eyes [nhs.uk]
Treatment
Treatments for short-sightedness Short-sightedness can usually be corrected effectively with a number of treatments. [nhs.uk]
However, at the end of the treatment the cornea is left without its epithelium, which must regenerate. This can lead to post-operative discomfort for the first few days. [institutmacula.com]
They called their study ATOM (Atropine in the Treatment of Myopia). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
He said related departments must come up with effective and comprehensive solutions targeting prevention and treatment, and must also deepen educational reforms. Local authorities and different government departments should ensure implementation. [chinadaily.com.cn]
Final Considerations Based on published data, we cannot determine whether prophylactic treatment is indicated. [reviewofophthalmology.com]
Prognosis
Combined with our longitudinal study results on visual prognosis in highly myopic eyes, 6.0% (0.378 × 0.16) of eyes will suffer from blindness, and 19.7% (0.378 × 0.52) will suffer from low vision within 10 years. [nature.com]
Etiology
Introduction The degenerative myopia is often associated with blindness and the etiology is still not clear. [medical-clinical-reviews.imedpub.com]
Epidemiology
GDS works in the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol (MC_UU_12013/1, MC_UU_12013/8, MC_UU_12013/9). [bmj.com]
European Eye Epidemiology (E(3)) Consortium Increasing prevalence of myopia in Europe and the impact of education. Ophthalmology. 2015; 122 (7):1489–1497. [ PMC free article ] [ PubMed ] [ Google Scholar ] 2. Shukrallah A. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Pathophysiology
Although the pathophysiology is unknown, there are evidences - as the world standard for the disease distribution-indicating genetic influences. [medical-clinical-reviews.imedpub.com]
Prevention
Every now and then, he came across a paper suggesting that dopamine could slow eye elongation and prevent myopia. This led to the discovery of a fascinating story. [biology.anu.edu.au]
A medical expert from a hospital in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, briefs kindergartners on how to protect eyesight and prevent myopia during a health campaign in June. [chinadaily.com.cn]
In the United States, where vaccination coverage in adults is also suboptimal, an estimated 70 000 adults die from vaccine-preventable diseases each year. 20 Lack of provider confidence in adult vaccines, value judgements on prevention in older people [mja.com.au]
[…] develop; subsequent application of the preventive method to other ethnicities would then be indicated. [nature.com]