Myopia can lead to retinal stretching, increasing the risk of retinal tears and macular degeneration in individuals aged 40-50. — Whalespan
Myopia can lead to retinal stretching, increasing the risk of retinal tears and macular degeneration in individuals aged 40-50.
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“The trouble is that when that child reaches 40 or 50, the retina has been stretched because the eyes grown too long. And as the retina stretches, as you age and you lose cells, so the retina becomes a little less cohesive, you get tears and you can get a form of macular degeneration.”