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In many cases, myopia will stabilize once the growth process has been completed, but in more severe chronic cases, loss of vision can occur. Degenerative myopia, also known as malignant, pathological, or progressive myopia, is characterized by posterior sclera elongation and thinning (at least 25.5 mm to 26.5 mm) and high refractive errors of ...
Myopia. Myopia, also known as near-sightedness and short-sightedness, [ 5] is an eye disease [ 6][ 7][ 8] where light from distant objects focuses in front of, instead of on, the retina. [ 1][ 2][ 7] As a result, distant objects appear blurry while close objects appear normal. [ 1]
Radial keratotomy ( RK) is a refractive surgical procedure to correct myopia (nearsightedness). It was developed in 1974 by Svyatoslav Fyodorov, a Russian ophthalmologist. It has been largely supplanted by newer, more accurate operations, such as photorefractive keratectomy, LASIK, Epi-LASIK and the phakic intraocular lens.
Clear lens extraction, also known as refractive lensectomy, custom lens replacement or refractive lens exchange is a surgical procedure in which clear lens of the human eye is removed. Unlike cataract surgery, where cloudy lens is removed to treat cataract, clear lens extraction is done to surgically correct refractive errors such as high myopia.
ICD-9-CM. 11.71. MeSH. D020731. MedlinePlus. 007018. [ edit on Wikidata] LASIK or Lasik ( laser -assisted in situ keratomileusis ), commonly referred to as laser eye surgery or laser vision correction, is a type of refractive surgery for the correction of myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. [ 1]
Specialty. Ophthalmology. Retinal detachment is a disorder of the eye in which the retina peels away from its underlying layer of support tissue. [ 1] Initial detachment may be localized, but without rapid treatment the entire retina may detach, leading to vision loss and blindness. It is a surgical emergency.
Recovery from blindness. Recovery from blindness is the phenomenon of a blind person gaining the ability to see, usually as a result of medical treatment. As a thought experiment, the phenomenon is usually referred to as Molyneux's problem. It is often stated that the first published human case was reported in 1728 by the surgeon William Cheselden.
Treatment. Eyeglasses, contact lenses, refractive surgeries, IOL implantation [ 2] Frequency. ~7.5% (US) [ 5] Far-sightedness, also known as long-sightedness, hypermetropia, and hyperopia, is a condition of the eye where distant objects are seen clearly but near objects appear blurred.