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Calculating the Myopic Nerve

Two-Continent Eye Study offers a risk-score approach for high myopia-associated optic neuropathies

  • August 25, 2026

  • 3 min

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    High myopia poses structural risks, including myopic macular degeneration and optic nerve damage.

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    A study developed equations to estimate probabilities of glaucomatous and non-glaucomatous optic neuropathy.

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    The analysis included 35,167 eyes from 17,996 individuals across five population-based cohorts.

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    GLON was found in 2.7% of eyes, while NGON was present in 0.3% of the cohort.

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    The study emphasizes that the equations provide rough estimates and are not definitive predictions.

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Calculating the Myopic Nerve

  • August 25, 2026

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