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High myopia and tennis
Hello I am a 31 years old male with high myopia（both eyes over 1000）. I has LASIK surgery 3 years ago and result is very good. I give up basketball because of concern of any possibility of retinal tear or detachment. Now I am considering to learn playing tennis. My question is for my individual case or generally speaking can high myopia person like me play tennis? Thank you very much.
Sorry Doctor, in the No. 2 question above would you please tell what should be my best eye & retinal exam frequency (3, 6 or ? months) based on my profile: 31 years old male. LASIK surgery 3+ years ago and result is very good. Both eyes are over -1000 myopia before operation. From 2004 to now totally had about 6-8 times of dilated eye exam and both retinas are good.
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Unless your ophthalmologist tells you differently once/year.
Doctor yesterday one of my friends also with high myopia in US (both eyes over -1000) sent me one link of website "www.sightwise.org", which was built up by one US 45 y/o engineer/consultant who experienced RD in 1999. Through this website I got a little PD anxiety. Can you kindly help provide answers for following questions:
1. Through the web "If you're very nearsighted* & over 40 (maybe younger) you are more susceptible to Detached Retina-You have a 1 in 20 (5%) chance in your life time versus 1 in 10,000 for the general population". Is that true based on the scientific research? It is said the result is from the following paper:
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic504.htm
2. Some 28 y/o young male reported he got RD when jogging and another woman reported RD case because of one big sneeze. It is terrible.
Do you think I should give up jogging and swimming Doctor? I have given up basketball and tennis because prudent concern of future RD. What shall I do?
3. In you high myopia patients are there someones with over - 1000 and 50 y/o not experiencing RD and maintain good health status of retina? I know no guarantee from doctors. I just don't want to be so desperate. Do I still have chance to stay away from RD? I am 31 y/o male with both eyes high myopia over -1000.
Thank you so much Doctor. I am really sorry to bother you several times.
1. Through the web "If you're very nearsighted* & over 40 (maybe younger) you are more susceptible to Detached Retina-You have a 1 in 20 (5%) chance in your life time versus 1 in 10,000 for the general population". Is that true based on the scientific research? It is said the result is from the following paper:
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic504.htm
2. Some 28 y/o young male reported he got RD when jogging and another woman reported RD case because of one big sneeze. It is terrible.
Do you think I should give up jogging and swimming Doctor? I have given up basketball and tennis because prudent concern of future RD. What shall I do?
3. In you high myopia patients are there someones with over - 1000 and 50 y/o not experiencing RD and maintain good health status of retina? I know no guarantee from doctors. I just don't want to be so desperate. Do I still have chance to stay away from RD? I am 31 y/o male with both eyes high myopia over -1000.
Thank you so much Doctor. I am really sorry to bother you several times.
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