Aetiology of myopia.

Aetiology of myopia.

Although clinicians are preoccupied with treating myopia and its complications, the causation is worth our attention, and particularly the results of experiments on animals in recent years. These have some implications for the treatment of patients. Myopia's remarkable bilateral symmetry suggests a hereditary basis. This is supported by Sorsby's observation' that 78 pairs of identical twins sho...

Refining the aetiology of myopia through negative results.

U ncorrected or undercorrected refractive error is the leading cause of preventable vision impairment in the world today, with an estimated 75 million cases of low vision due to refractive problems. Because refractive error is a major cause of avoidable blindness, the World Health Organization has named refraction as one of the five priorities for Vision 2020—the Right to Sight. Not all blindne...

A Case Report of Topiramate-induced Acute Myopia

Acute myopia following use of some drugs is a relatively rare condition. Topiramate prescribed for seizure prophylaxis is one of these drugs. In this paper a case of acute transient myopia after taking topiramate is reported. The reported patient is a 28-year old woman who had no history of any eye disease. Following consumption of topiramate pill for one week, she had found blurred vision ...

A review on aetiology and pathogeny of African horse sickness

Myopia.