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Myopia Severity Tied to Pediatric Retinal Pathology

Routine dilated examinations identified peripheral retinal abnormalities across refractive groups, with higher pathology rates among patients with at least 3.00 D of myopia

  • By

  • Andrea Surnit

  • May 8, 2026

  • 5 min

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    20.2% of pediatric patients had abnormal retinal findings.

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    Most common abnormal finding: white without pressure (11.9%).

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    Lattice degeneration was the leading pathological finding (4.5%).

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    44.8% of moderate-to-high myopia patients had at least one abnormal finding.

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    Older age correlated with more findings.

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    Study emphasizes dilated eye exams for myopic patients.

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    Limitations include single-center design and incomplete ethnicity data.

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    Peripheral findings are noted across all refractive categories.

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Myopia Severity Tied to Pediatric Retinal Pathology

  • by Andrea Surnit

  • May 8, 2026

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