title: Prevalence of macular anatomic abnormalities in high myopia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Macular anatomic abnormalities in high myopia are more frequent in the presence of posterior staphyloma. The objective was to determine the prevalence of foveoschisis, foveal detachment, vascular traction, epiretinal membrane (ERM), and macular hole (MH) in eyes with high myopia by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective, observational study. Eyes with myopia greater than 8 diopters (D) were included. Results were analyzed using chi-square and Student's t tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study included 116 eyes of 72 patients. Mean spherical equivalent: -15.04 ± 5.33 D. Mean axial length: 28.88 ± 2.31 mm. Foveoschisis was observed in 17 eyes (14.65%), vascular traction in 17 (14.65%), ERM in 13 (11.2%), lamellar MH in two (1.72%), and posterior staphyloma in 41 (35.34%). Presence of foveoschisis, vascular traction, and ERM was more frequent in eyes with posterior staphyloma (P = .0001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Macular anatomic abnormalities were observed in 22.41% of eyes with high myopia and in 53.65% of eyes with posterior staphyloma.
authors: Retina Department, Asociación Para Evitar la Ceguera en México IAP, Hospital Dr. Luis Sánchez Bulnes, Mexico City, Mexico. a_h_b@hotmail.com
authors: Andrée
authors: A
authors: Henaine-Berra
authors: Igal M
authors: IM
authors: Zand-Hadas
authors: Jans
authors: J
authors: Fromow-Guerra
authors: Gerardo
authors: G
authors: García-Aguirre
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D058452:Axial Length, Eye / Q000473:pathology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D019773:Epiretinal Membrane / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D047728:Myopia, Degenerative / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D041441:Retinoschisis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology