Maksudul Islam.
Comparison of Cases of myopia with and Without Retinal Detachment: Preliminary Results from an Ongoing Study.
Pak J Ophthalmol Jan ;13(2):47-50.

A comparative study of 24 patients with retinal detachment and 24 patients without retinal detachment matched by age. sex and refractive error. it-as made. The patients had moderate (3-6D) to high (7D and above) myopia. The eye examination included autorefraction, keratornetry and, A-scan biometry. besides the dilated pupil funduscopy. The refractive error in the right eyes was -3D to -29.5D, and -2D to -18.25D in the left eyes. Mean axial length.lbr all subjects was 28.61 ±2.16mm, and the mean vitreous body length was 21.18±2.30mm. The mean age of onset of myopia was 13.21±7.50 years. No significant difference was found between retinal detachment and non retinal detachment cases regarding the age of onset of myopia, their gender or occupation. Similarly no significant difference was found in the two groups regarding their socioeconomic status, such as personal income, family income or parents` income.

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