andMarfan syndrome. Clinical surveillance must be maintained to watch for treatable complications such as retinal detachment. Pathologic myopia is usually treated with spectacles or contact lenses. Refractive procedures are less successful in pathologic myopia because of the severity of the refractive errors...
Severe myopia does not generally lead to vision loss on its own. Instead, the progressive lengthening of the eyeball stretches and thins the retina and other eye tissues. This makes them more vulnerable to damage and disease. Studies have shown that the risk for these complications increases dras...