I am highly myopic (I think its -13) in my
left eye and my right eye is pretty much
blind due to late diagnosed lazy eye. I
recently suffered a retinal bleed in the
left eye which has drastically reduced my
vision (the bleed occured dead center).
My doctor has said that the bleed was
caused by my myopia. Am I more likely to
have permanent damage due to the high
myopia? Does eye strain make it more
likely to happen again? How long before
the doctor will be able to tell if the
damage is permanent? Also, when reading
the eye chart, should I say what I can
read period or only what I can read
clearly?
Time will tell if this additional damage
to your already damaged left eye is
permanent, or not.
Have you ever discussed the possibility of
treating your severe myopia via laser with
your ophthalmologist?
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