high myopia and Retinal detachment

[Alex79]

Hello doctor.I'm 19 this year and have a high myopia of −6.75(left eye)and −6.25(right eye) diopters.I've heard of Retinal detachment.I'm scared of it because I'm a big sports fan.I used to play basketball for 6 years and jogging for 7 monthes(for fun,recreation,not very fierce).I love jogging and i jog everyday for 40mins or more than that.Somehow recently i feel that tennis is less than jogging because tennis doesn't have vertical motions(jogging has too much vertical motions so that i am afraid of the shocking).The question is Do you think i shoud play tennis(everyday) or continue jogging?Which one do you think is more fierce?Or maybe i should give up both?(i gave up basketball because of this)THANK YOU!!!

[Alex79]

(play basketball with proper eye protection)

[Alex79]

I'm not decide to do LASIK surgery yet.But in case I want to do it in the future,I'd like to ask one more question about LASIK. Can I play basketball or jogging/running after LASIK surgery?THANK YOU!!!

[Alex79]

Thanks for your answers,Doctor!

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Fruits, vegetables, fiber, berries, nuts, fish, green leafy vegetables (spinach, greens, collards, kale, etc)  Cut down on red meat and all fatty foods
JCH MD

[Alex79]

Dear Doctor, what food do you recommend me to eat in order to keep my eyes(especially retina) in good condition,in other words, keep them healthy?Can you give me a few alternatives?Thanks a lot!!!

[Alex79]

Thank you very much ,doctor!!!Your answers encourage me a lot.I was too cautious and worried too much .Thank you again!!!Hope you do better in your running!Sorry for  bothering so many times!!!

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

A study was done on runners/joggers and the incidence of RD was less than the general populaton. A second study of retina surgeons indicated the most did not mind their patient who had had a RD run or jog. Also with the increase in runners/joggers over the past 15 years there has not been an increase of RD, the incidence of RD has actually decreased (this is mainly due to better and safer cataract surgery)

PS I'm a runner, 3 marathons, 20+ half marathons and I have lattice degeneration and retinoschesis. My retina surgeon does not mind me running, swimming, lifting weights, etc.

JCHMD

[Alex79]

Sorry to bother you again, doctor.I just want to confirm that is it safe for me to jog EVERYDAY? I have been jogging for 7 monthes(EVERYDAY).will it be fine for me in the future?Thank you!

[Alex79]

thank you, doctor.your answers do great help to me!best wishes to you and medhelp.org!!!

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

I would allow a patient of mine that is a -6.25 to play basketsball, football, racquetball, etc PROVIDE they were proper eye protection. Proper eye protection is not contact lens.

JCHMD

[Alex79]

Thanks a lot Doctor! And Thanks for the other two guys! the last question:can i play basketball if i wear proper protection? Thank you!Best regards to you all!!!

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Jogging will not increase of RD, tennis only if you get hit in the eye, so wear proper protection.  Your risk of RD is probably something like one in 2000 to 3000.

JCHMD

[des900]

Wear proper protective glasses (or prescription glasses which will properly cover your eyes) during play,jogging & all situations where injury to eye can happen,

Retina detachment can happen to anyone at anytime,main cause of it is eye trauma,eye surgeries,diabetics,hereditary etc even though high myopia is a risk factor.

[OpinionPlease]

go get your eye check by an retina eye doctor to be sure, i dunno dude but i was scare too, i start to see starburst and my optometist push me to do a retina specialist to check out my eye, they did an eye exam where they shine bright light to my eye and told me to looks in all directions so they can see the whole back retina of my eye. go see an eye doctor MD to be safe. but i think it ok, i have a friend who wore glasses like me and high nearsighted like you and play basketball all the time and she fine, in fact her eyes vision are eve better than mine.