Myopia is one of the most common eye disorders and its prevalence is increasing worldwide, including in Australia and New Zealand. The condition’s refractive error is due to a mismatch between axial length and the optical power of the eye, with axial myopia’s severity directly related to axial length. By 2050, it’s predicted 10% of the global population will have high myopia, defined as a refractive error of ≥-6.0D and axial length of ≥26mm in either eye1.
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