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Fundus Characteristics of High Myopia in Children

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Abstract

Purpose

To evaluate the fundus characteristics of highly myopic eyes in children.

Methods

We reviewed the medical records of 46 children (1 to 8 years old; mean age, 6.8 years) (80 eyes) with high myopia (4 D or more for children younger than 5 years, 6 D or more for children aged 6–8 years) seen consecutively during a 10-year period at the high-myopia clinic in our hospital. Children of up to 8 years of age at the initial visit were included in the study.

Results

Fundus examination revealed posterior staphyloma in only one eye (1.3%) and mild chorioretinal atrophy around the optic disc in 13 eyes (16.3%). There were no patients with choroidal neovascularization or geographic atrophy in the posterior fundus. Myopic peripapillary crescent was observed in 26 eyes (33.8%), but the area of the crescent was relatively small (mean, 0.5 disc area).

Conclusions

The results of the present study showed that myopic fundus changes are uncommon and mild in children. They suggest that aging, in addition to mechanical stretching of the eyeball, might be important for the development of myopic fundus changes. Jpn J Ophthalmol 2005;49:306–311© Japanese Ophthalmological Society 2005

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

    Kanako Kobayashi, Kyoko Ohno-Matsui, Ariko Kojima, Noriaki Shimada, Kenjiro Yasuzumi, Takeshi Yoshida, Soh Futagami, Takashi Tokoro & Manabu Mochizuki

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Kobayashi, K., Ohno-Matsui, K., Kojima, A. et al. Fundus Characteristics of High Myopia in Children. Jpn J Ophthalmol 49, 306–311 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10384-004-0204-6

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