Journal article
Distribution and severity of myopic maculopathy among highly myopic eyes
O Xiao, X Guo, D Wang, M Jong, PY Lee, L Chen, IG Morgan, P Sankaridurg, M He
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science | Published : 2018
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Abstract
PURPOSE. The purpose of this study was to document the distribution of the severity of myopic maculopathy in a cohort of highly myopic patients and to explore the associated risk factors. METHODS. A total of 890 Chinese highly myopes aged between 7 and 70 years (median age 19 years) and with spherical refraction 6.00 diopter (D) or worse in both eyes were investigated. All participants underwent detailed ophthalmic examination. Myopic maculopathy was graded into 5 categories according to the International Photographic Classification and Grading System using color fundus photographs: category 0, no myopic retinal lesions, category 1, tessellated fundus only; category 2, diffuse chorioretinal ..
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Awarded by Brien Holden Vision Institute
Funding Acknowledgements
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81420108008 and 81271037), Fundamental Research Funds of the State Key Laboratory in Ophthalmology Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province (2013820400003), and a grant from Brien Holden Vision Institute. Mingguang He receives support from the University of Melbourne at Research Accelerator Program and the CERA Foundation. The Centre for Eye Research Australia receives Operational Infrastructure Support from the Victorian State Government. Sponsor or funding organization had no role in the design or conduct of this research.