Glaucoma Diagnosis in Myopic Eyes

Oct 28, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Glaucoma Diagnosis in Myopic Eyes

Fig. 3.1 Variable deformation of the optic disc and peripapillary appearance in highly myopic eyes (Nakano et al. [28]) Recently, it has been shown that tilting of the optic disc…

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Myopic Optic Neuropathy

Oct 28, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Myopic Optic Neuropathy

Fig. 6.1 Various appearance of optic disc in eyes with pathologic myopia. (a and b) Optic disc area is enlarged and shows ‘megalodisc’ appearance. (c and d) Optic disc is…

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Clinical Features in Myopic Glaucoma

Oct 28, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Clinical Features in Myopic Glaucoma

Fig. 2.1 Disc photograph of a 16-year-old male patient with crescent-type peripapillary chorioretinal atrophy (PPA) who was followed-up for 6 years. (a) Baseline disc photograph shows a small area of PPA…

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Ocular Blood Flow in Myopic Glaucoma

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Fig. 8.1 Morphological changes in the optic nerve head with progression of myopia. (a) Fundus photograph of a myopic eye in a 14-year-old male patient. (b) Fundus photograph of the…

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An Epidemiologic Perspective

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Ethnicity Country Project Age range (years) Participation rate (%) No. samples Myopia (<−0.5 diopters) Myopia (<−1.0D) High myopia (<−5 D) High myopia (<−6 D) Caucasian USA Baltimore Eye Survey [24]…

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