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2023年2月21日 · What Is Myopic Macular Degeneration? Medically Reviewed by Whitney Seltman, OD on February 21, 2023. Written by Stephanie Watson. Causes of Myopic Macular Degeneration. Symptoms of Myopic Macular...
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The structure of your eye is to blame. When your eyeball is too long or the cornea -- the protective outer layer of your eye -- is too curved, the light that enters your eye wont focus correctly. Images focus in front of the retina, the light-sensitive part of your eye, instead of directly on the retina. This causes blurred vision. Doctors call thi...
High myopia: Its a more serious form of the condition, where the eyeball grows more than it is supposed to and becomes very long front to back. Besides making it hard to see things at a distance, it can also raise your chance of having other conditions like a detached retina, cataracts, and glaucoma. Chances are the only symptom is that more distan...
Degenerative myopia: Also called pathological or malignant myopia, it is a rare type you usually inherit from the genes of your parents. Your eyeball gets longer very quickly and causes severe myopia, usually by the teenage or early adult years. This type of myopia can get worse far into adulthood. Besides making it hard to see things at a distance...
An eye exam can show you if youre myopic. Glasses, contacts, or refractive surgery can usually correct the problem.
When you have myopia, your prescription for glasses or contact lenses will be a negative number. The more negative the number, the stronger your lenses will be. For example, -3.00 is stronger than -2.50.
2023年5月30日 · What Are the Benefits and Drawbacks? 3 min read. Retinal imaging takes a digital picture of the back of your eye. It shows the retina (where light and images hit), the optic disc (a spot on...
2022年9月16日 · Retinal Disorders. Conjunctivitis (Pinkeye) Corneal Diseases. Eyelid Problems. Vision Changes. Problems With Contact Lenses. 9 min read. Most people have eye problems at one time or another. Some ...
2022年8月31日 · 5 min read. What Are Ocular Migraines? An ocular migraine can cause vision loss or blindness for a short time -- less than an hour. This happens before or along with a migraine headache. It's rare....
2023年2月21日 · Ocular hypertension is when the pressure inside the eye is higher than normal. Eye pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg). Normal eye pressure ranges from 10 to 21 mmHg. Ocular...
2022年11月2日 · A Glossary of Eye Tests and Exams. Medically Reviewed by Whitney Seltman, OD on November 02, 2022. Written by WebMD Editorial Contributors. Applanation Tonometry. Corneal Topography. Fluorescein ...
