Difference between revisions of Myopia
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==High Myopia== | ==High Myopia== | ||
Definitions vary, but more than -5 or -6 diopters is considered high myopia. This category has a higher risk of various eye diseases and should be particularly regular about getting exams from an [[optometrist]] or ophthalmologist. | Definitions vary, but more than -5 or -6 diopters is considered high myopia. This category has a higher risk of various eye diseases and should be particularly regular about getting exams from an [[optometrist]] or ophthalmologist. If your myopia is even worse, see the [[severe myopia]] page for guidance. | ||
Very few people have high myopia for genetic reasons. Most people who have high myopia had gradually-increasing [[lens-induced myopia]]. | Very few people have high myopia for genetic reasons. Most people who have high myopia had gradually-increasing [[lens-induced myopia]]. | ||
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[[Category:Articles]] | [[Category:Articles]] | ||
[[Category:Eye conditions]] | [[Category:Eye conditions]] | ||
==External evidence resources== | |||
*[https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21016340 EndMyopia case registry], an open dataset of 273 adult myopia-reduction cases (Steiner 2026, CC-BY-4.0), with an accompanying [https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21230819 preprint]. | |||