High myopia is a major risk factor for the development of open-angle glaucoma, accounting for a 7.3-fold increased risk as compared with emmetropic eyes, according to a 10-year analysis of data from the Beijing Eye Study.
“Increased probability to develop glaucoma may be due to axial elongation, including elongation and thinning of the lamina cribrosa, enlargement of Bruch’s membrane opening, and a lengthening and thinning of the peripapillary choroidal border tissue,” Ya Xing Wang, MD, said at the virtual Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting.
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