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Optometrist Review: Retinal Detachment in Myopes
Written By Despina
Contributing Optometrist
We have learned in this program that increasing axial length of the eye, caused by the effects of wearing minus lenses, results in increasing myopia. But perhaps the more serious aspect […]
Eye Health Alert: These Antibiotics Cause 500x Higher Retinal Detachment Risk
A whole class of antibiotics, often prescribed for respiratory and urinary tract infections, have been found to cause a 500x risk increase of retinal detachment.
The University of B.C. raised alarms about this problem a […]
The Industry Looks Forward To Your Retinal Detachment
The retinal detachment surgery market is growing at a rock solid 7% per year.
In 2015 it’s going to surge past 2 billion dollars in revenue for the first time, much to the excitement of […]
Your Myopia: A Gateway To Glaucoma, Cataracts, & Retinal Detachment
Let’s have a serious moment today, and look at prescriptions, and their long term consequences.
A whole lot of medicines are poisons to varying degrees. They are beneficial to us, since they affect a specific part […]
What Causes Retinal Detachment?
The #1 cause of retinal detachment is myopia. No question about it.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8484366
Too lazy to visit the link? 4 fold risk increase for mild myopia, 10x increase for high myopia. This is because increasing myopia […]
Lattice Degeneration & Retinal Detachment Risk – Preventative Treatment?
Myopia is the tip of the iceberg of a number of eye illnesses commonly viewed as “degenerative”. I recently received a client question about lattice degeneration. Lattice degeneration is a weakening of the peripheral retina […]
Lasik Surgery & Retinal Detachment Risk
Let’s touch on lasik surgery as a high myopia solution (to reduce retinal detachment), just briefly.
This e-mail came across my desk the other day:
I […]
Lasik Surgery & Retinal Detachment Risk
Let’s touch on lasik surgery as a high myopia solution (to reduce retinal detachment), just briefly.
This e-mail came across my desk the other day:
I […]
Retinal Detachment Risks
Before it gets lost in the back pages of forum topics, let’s bring a particular post about retinal detachment risks to the blog.
Retinal detachment risks can be considerable for high myopes. It doesn’t begin to […]