Myopic degeneration/lacquer crack

[wwhmustaine]

I was recently diagnosed with myopic degeneration in my right eye, and told that I have a lacquer crack in that eye. I am 40 years old, and as a practicing attorney, am obviously concerned that my condition will either worsen in my right eye, or also develop in my left eye, thus rendering me essentially disabled.  Is there any treatment, therapy or surgery available for my condition? If not, what are the best preventative measures to take to ensure the condition does not progress in my right eye or begin develop in my left eye?  Lastly, what is the likelihood that the condition in my right eye will worsen, or that it will also develop in my left eye?  In other words, is it likely that I won't notice any significant decline in my condition over the next few decades?

[nickppatel]

I ran to the study to see if I had any top-down shots like that one - unfortunately, no.  But I do have the side-profile shots I mentioned.  I figure that those would show staphys too, since the eye is a spherical object and a staphy visible from top-down should be visible from the side as well.  I looked at the profile shots again and I see absolutely nothing - just a nice, smooth curve.  Let's hope it stays that way.

[dukey]

There is a huge staphyloma in the eye on the right (as you look at it). That huge bulge you see in the back corner is the staphy. Looks kind of macular to me too. You would need to get the cross section absolutely perfect with this to see it.

[sophia35]

Thanks for info.With -22 and -17 dioptres and over 35 I try hard to not worry too much.
I do try to keep informed and the more I read on this forum the more I realize how
serious the lack of knowledge is in degenerative  myopia  and not only in Portugal  where I live. I

Its sad that only  existing procedure ( buckling) I've read about that has the potencial for reducing the complications of degenerative myopia is only done in the United States.If  crosslinking is ever used in  for myopia, I realize it will be in Europe, but it will probably be too late for me.

Best wishes,
Sophia

[nickppatel]

Can't imagine why you'd have to get a perfect cross section - I would imagine that the staphy is at least big enough to be visualized at several cross sectional levels, no?

[wwhmustaine]

You say that if there is not a significant staphyloma, you wouldn't have the surgery.

Is that because of the inherent risks associated with the procedure, or is it because -- in the absence of a staphyloma -- you wouldn't expect the condition to progress?

[kg17]

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