Volume :
5
Issue :
1
Abstract :
Objective To determine the incidence of peripheral retinal degenerations in myopic patients in our community. Design Cross sectional study Material and Methods A sample of 224 eyes from 118 myopic patients were examined as out patients at our tertiary care hospital from April 2016 to September 2016. Axial length of the eyeball was measured using A scan ultrasonography and peripheral retina examined using indirect ophthalmoscopy and slit lamp microscopy. Results 130 (58%) eyes were found to have posterior vitreous detachment. The peripheral retina showed the following types of retinal changes and degenerations: 76(34%) eyes had pigment clumps, 63(28%) eyes had paving stone degeneration, 27(12%) eyes had snow flake degenerations, 22(10%) eyes had lattice degeneration, 11(5%) eyes had peripheral cystoids degeneration, 4(2%) eyes had white without pressure degeneration and only 45 (20%) eyes had normal peripheral retina. Conclusions Myopia is a pathological condition associated with peripheral retinal lesions and it can also predispose to various retinal disorders like retinal detachment, so it important to screen and diagnose early and treat these patients so that future complications can be minimized.