Complications of high myopia: An update from clinical manifestations to underlying mechanisms

• Published in: Advances in ophthalmology practice and research Vol. 4; no. 3; pp. 156 - 163
• Main Authors: Du, Yu, Meng, Jiaqi, He, Wenwen, Qi, Jiao, Lu, Yi, Zhu, Xiangjia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: Anxiety; Cataract; High myopia; Myopic maculopathy; Open-angle glaucoma; Ophthalmology; Cataract; High myopia; Anxiety; Myopic maculopathy; Open-angle glaucoma; open-angle glaucoma; anxiety; cataract; high myopia; myopic maculopathy

High myopia is one of the major causes of visual impairment and has an ever-increasing prevalence, especially in East Asia. It is characterized by excessive axial elongation, leading to various blinding complications that extend beyond mere refractive errors and persist immovably after refractive su...