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Degenerative Myopia Treatment
Relevant information about Degenerative Myopia Treatment.
Myopia is a condition whereby light images come into focus in front of the eye, resulting in a blurred image on the retina. The more severe the nearsightedness, the farther the image is from the retina, which results in more blurry vision in the distance. Degenerative myopia is more severe than other forms of myopia and is associated with retina changes, potentially causing severe vision loss. It progresses rapidly, and visual outcome depends largely on the extent of funds and lenticular changes.
Myopic degeneration commonly occurs during young adulthood with a gradual decrease in central vision. However, in certain cases (like patients genetic predisposed) the decrease of the visual field and range could happen really fast. Although central vision may be lost, side vision generally remains unaffected.
The most common problem associated with myopia is the patient´s difficult long range vision. Patients with degenerative myopia also complain of headaches and sensitivity to light. If retinal degeneration or detachment is present, patients report light flashes and floaters, which are associated with retina malfunction. Those with degenerative myopia have more possibilities of cataract formation, beside strabismus and vision tiredness.
Degenerative myopia provokes:
- Vitreous liquefaction and posterior vitreous detachment.
- Per papillary atrophy appearing as temporal choroidal or scleral crescents or rings around the optic disc.
- Lattice degeneration in the peripheral retina.
- Tilting or malinsertion of the optic disc, usually associated with myopic conus.
- Thinning of the retinal pigment epithelium with resulting atrophic appearance of the fundus.
- Ectasia of the sclera posteriorly (posterior staphyloma).
- Breaks in Bruch's membrane and choriocapillaris, resulting in lines across the fundus called "lacquer cracks".
- Fuch's spot in the macular area.
- Spectacle lenses: The common glasses. Myopia is corrected by using minus or diverging lenses. Usually a full spectacle correction is given for distance if the myopia is mild or moderate. Myopia of greater degree is always undercorrected.
- Contact lenses: The patients that haven´t used glasses in their entered life, would be esthetical favored with contact lenses. These have the advantage of normally maintaining the size of the object when viewed unlike spectacles which cause an apparent decrease in the size of the object. In certain selected cases, these type of lenses certainly do seem to have an excellent capacity to control the myopia which otherwise may be progressing at a rapid pace. They do not seem to have much effect on degenerative or congenital myopia but are now recommended by many authorities for simple myopia. To be effective they should be prescribed at an early age and worn regularly.
- Drugs for myopia: Certain medicines have been thought to decrease the rate of progress of myopia. The results obtained are variable at best, but since most of them are fairly harmless, a trial does seem merited. The ophthalmologist is the only one that can prescribe the drugs.
- Surgery for myopia: Refractive surgery can reduce or even eliminate your need for glasses or contacts. The most common procedures are performed with a laser. However, there are new types of procedures under currently development.
- Anesthesia: Local anesthesia is frequently used. The procedure is performed in the medical center.
- Lenght of the treatment: The duration of the surgery depend of the myopia grade of advance. Also it is very important the presents of no complications, beside the ophthalmologist experience and surgical skills. In the cases of lenses tests, they would last until patient´s eye get adapted.
- How is the post-surgery or post-treatment process
The patients can return home after a few hours. Ophthalmologist will check their vital signs and the eye´s post-surgery evolution before authorize the exit.
If the Degenerative Myopia is too advanced, or the patient genetic predisposition makes it impossible of cure, the illness might cause almost sure permanent blindness, or at less permanent lost of central visual field.
The Degenerative Myopia disease may also provoke others eye problems.
Treated in time and form, myopia therapies, treatment and surgeries revert malfunctions in long range vision and vision field reduction. Also prevent the use of heavy lenses that might cause bad appearance and eye tiredness.
If the Degenerative Myopia is too advanced, the treatment to follow will be much reduced. Myopia effects can be detained and reverted, but a full patient´s recovery is hardly possible.
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