“Clinical Profile of High and Pathological Myopia: A Study in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh”

Abstract

Original Research Article Introduction: Myopia is an important cause of visual disability throughout the world, and in its higher forms, it is also an important cause of blindness. Myopia is one of the most common causes of visual disability of the eye and important cause of defective vision affecting the younger age groups. Objective: In our study, efforts are made to find out incidence, prevalence, various symptoms and signs of high and pathological myopia in different age groups and their visual acuity. Methods: This is a prospective study of the Demographic pattern, Posterior segment changes and its effect on visual acuity in patients with High and Pathological Myopia in 100 cases attending in Ophthalmology Department, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh for a period from June 2015 to May 2017. The patients with refractive error of ≥-6D and with normal corneal curvature are included in the study. Patients with refractive error of <-6D, with index myopia, with abnormal corneal curvature (Curvature Myopia) are excluded from the study. Results: Out of these 100 cases, 196 eyes were diagnosed to have high myopia (>-6.00 Dsph) and pathological Myopia (>-15 D sph) after thorough clinical examination & investigations. Conclusion: High myopic and pathological myopic patients tend to suffer from compromised quality of life owing to various influences from functional, psychological, cosmetic, and financialfactors. So these patients should be given special care, and all modalities of treatment were instituted to improve the quality of life and vision.