High myopia is associated with increased risks of cataracts, myopic macular degeneration, glaucoma, and retinal tears or detachments. — Whalespan
High myopia is associated with increased risks of cataracts, myopic macular degeneration, glaucoma, and retinal tears or detachments.
⚠ High risk
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“there are pathologies that are much more common in very near-sighted patients compared to the general population it's much more common to see cataract formation in myopic patients they get something called myopic macular degeneration they're at risk for glaucoma they're at risk for tears and detachments of the retina”