ReviewProgress in retinal and eye research2019
Myopic maculopathy: Current status and proposal for a new classification and grading system (ATN).
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221 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 440 citations in OpenAlex.
- Low-dose atropine for myopia progression in children: a 2017-2024 systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Artificial intelligence for pathologic myopia classification based on the META-PM system: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Differential diagnosis of myopic choroidal neovascularization (mCNV): insights from multimodal imaging and treatment implications.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2024Pooled it
- Factors associated with pathologic myopia onset and progression: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2024Pooled it
- Performances of artificial intelligence in detecting pathologic myopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Eye (London, England) · 2023Pooled it
- Association of Retinal Sensitivity With Optical Coherence Tomography Microstructure in Highly Myopic Patients.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2022Pooled it
- Refractive Error and Eye Health: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Progression of myopic maculopathy in a Caucasian cohort of highly myopic patients with long follow-up: a multistate analysis.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2021Pooled it
- Subthreshold micropulse laser for subretinal fluid after vitrectomy in myopic traction maculopathy: a pilot randomized controlled trial.Lasers in medical science · 2026Trial
- Association of macular outward scleral height with axial length, macular choroidal thickness and morphologic characteristics of the optic disc in Chinese adults.Eye (London, England) · 2024Trial
- Role of corneal radius of curvature in early identification of fundus tessellation in children with low myopia.The British journal of ophthalmology · 2023Trial
- Perforating scleral vessel angular metrics as a structural biomarker of myopic choroidal neovascularisation.Eye (London, England) · 2026Article
- Myopic macular neovascularization as an inducing factor of atrophy in high myopia.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026Article
- Five-year real-world outcomes and patterns of MNV-related atrophy after anti-VEGF therapy in eyes with pathologic myopia.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026Article
- Relationship Between Scheimpflug-Based Ocular Biomechanics and Myopic Maculopathy.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Macular Buckling - A comprehensive review of Indications, Devices, and outcomes.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026Review
- Relationship Between Scheimpflug-Based Ocular Biomechanics and Myopia Progression in Adolescents.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Adult myopia progression in high myopes aged 18-25 years: evidence from a population-based cohort.The British journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Shaping the future of myopia: artificial intelligence for vitreoretinal complications of high and pathologic myopia.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026Review
- Intraocular Pressure-Lowering Therapy Slows Down Axial Elongation in Progressive High Myopia with Enhanced Choroidal Perfusion.Ophthalmology science · 2026Article
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Abstract
Myopia is a highly frequent ocular disorder worldwide and pathologic myopia is the 4th most common cause of irreversible blindness in developed countries. Pathologic myopia is especially common in East Asian countries. Ocular alterations associated with pathologic myopia, especially those involving the macular area-defined as myopic maculopathy-are the leading causes of vision loss in patients with pathologic myopia. High myopia is defined as the presence of a highly negative refractive error (>-6 to -8 diopters) in the context of eye elongation (26-26.5 mm). Although the terms high myopia and pathologic myopia are often used interchangeably, they do not refer to the same eye disease. The two key factors driving the development of pathologic myopia are: 1) elongation of the axial length and 2) posterior staphyloma. The presence of posterior staphyloma, which is the most common finding in patients with pathologic myopia, is the key differentiating factor between high and pathologic myopia. The occurrence of staphyloma will, in most cases, eventually lead to other conditions such as atrophic, traction, or neovascular maculopathy. Posterior staphyloma is for instance, responsible for the differences between a myopic macular hole (MH)-with and without retinal detachment-and idiopathic MH. Posterior staphyloma typically induces retinal layer splitting, leading to foveoschisis in myopic MH, an important differentiating factor between myopic and emmetropic MH. Myopic maculopathy is a highly complex disease and current classification systems do not fully account for the numerous changes that occur in the macula of these patients. Therefore, a more comprehensive classification system is needed, for several important reasons. First, to more precisely define the disease stage to improve follow-up by enabling clinicians to more accurately monitor changes over time, which is essential given the progressive nature of this condition. Second, unification of the currently-available classification systems would establish standardized classification criteria that could be used to compare the findings from international multicentric studies. Finally, a more comprehensive classification system could help to improve our understanding of the genetic origins of this disease, which is clearly relevant given the interchangeable-but erroneous-use of the terms high and pathologic myopia in genetic research.
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