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{{jake says|The #1 cause of retinal detachment is myopia. No question about it. | {{jake says|The #1 cause of retinal detachment is myopia. No question about it. | ||
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8484366 | [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8484366 Study] | ||
Too lazy to visit the link? 4 fold risk increase for mild myopia, 10x increase for high myopia. This is because increasing myopia causes axial elongation of your eyeball, which in turn stresses the attachment points of your retina inside your eye. | Too lazy to visit the link? 4 fold risk increase for mild myopia, 10x increase for high myopia. This is because increasing myopia causes axial elongation of your eyeball, which in turn stresses the attachment points of your retina inside your eye. | ||
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Preventable? Yes. Reduce your myopia. | Preventable? Yes. Reduce your myopia. | ||
[https://endmyopia.org/?s=retinal+detachment More articles on the subject]}} | |||