Why acute decreased vision in patients with high myopia is an emergency?

Pan Afr Med J. 2014 Nov 14:19:281. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2014.19.281.5528. eCollection 2014.
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Keywords: High myopia; anti-vascular endothelial growth; choroidal neovascularization; eye.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Angiography
  • Choroidal Neovascularization / etiology*
  • Choroidal Neovascularization / pathology
  • Emergencies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Myopia, Degenerative / complications*
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence
  • Vision Disorders / etiology*
  • Vision Disorders / pathology