Diseases

Degenerative Myopia

Excessive axial myopia associated with complications (especially posterior staphyloma and CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION) that can lead to BLINDNESS.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Excessive axial myopia associated with complications (especially posterior staphyloma and CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION) that can lead to BLINDNESS.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Myopia, Degenerative
  • Myopia, Pathological
  • Degenerative Myopias
  • Myopias, Degenerative
  • Myopias, Pathological
  • Pathological Myopia
  • Pathological Myopias
  • Myopia, Progressive
  • Myopias, Progressive
  • Progressive Myopia
  • Progressive Myopias

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2005

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Previous Indexing

  • Myopia (1965-2004)

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  1. C11w.744w.636w.500

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Degenerative Myopia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D047728. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D047728
  2. Degenerative Myopia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18554189