Peripapillary Detachment in Pathologic Myopia
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- 1 February 2003
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Ophthalmology (1950)
- Vol. 121 (2), 197-204
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.121.2.197
Abstract
MYOPIA IS the most common ocular abnormality. Pathologic myopia is defined by a refractive error of −6.00 diopters (D) or greater and an axial length of the globe of more than 26 mm.1 Progressive chorioretinal degeneration is often associated with pathologic myopia.2Keywords
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