Re: How to identify an incipient Detached Retina

Dear Ms. Brany,

Subject: Statistical data on refractive STATES more negative than -6
diopter.

Yes, the title of the paper is, "Morbidity from Myopia", by
E. S. Perkins, M. D.

"High myopia is recognized as a significant
cause of ocular disease, but
most ophthamologists look upon lower degrees
of myopia as little more than a mild social disability
withiout any serious consequences.

It is it purpose of this paper to review the morbidity of
myopia and to suggest that even the lower
degrees of myopia are associated with conditions resulting
in significant ocular morbidity.

Dr. Perkins



On May 21, 1:26 am, "Ms.Brainy" <mikabra...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On May 20, 9:47 pm, Anon E. Muss <anonym...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 19 May 2007 20:32:49 -0700, "otisbr...@xxxxxx" <otisbr...@xxxxxx>
wrote:

[snip]

If you over -6 diopters myopic, the risk of a detached retina is 1
in 20.

[snip]

Not true.

Do you have any statistical data?


.

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