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Myopia, Degenerative
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Definition
: Excessive axial myopia associated with complications (especially posterior staphyloma and CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION) that can lead to BLINDNESS.
Other names
Progressive Myopias; Progressive Myopia; Pathological Myopias; Pathological Myopia; Myopias, Progressive; Myopias, Pathological; Myopias, Degenerative; Degenerative Myopias; Degenerative Myopia; Myopia, Progressive; Myopia, Pathological