ĝry myopic macular degeneration may affect your ability to see detail, cause straight edges to appear wavy, cause difficulty in reading.If retinal atrophy occurs at the macula (central vision) it may affect your ability to see detail and colour, this is known as dry myopic macular degeneration. These areas of your vision would appear patchy or blank. The areas of thinned retina may not function properly or at all. Retinal atrophy is the stretching & thinning of the retina this occurs as you become more short sighted and your eyeball becomes longer.Lacquer cracks are fine lines seen on the retina, they are caused by breaks in Bruch’s membrane (Bruch’s membrane is between the retina and choroid, at the back of the eyes), they are usually just monitored and are a warning sign that further complications could occur in the future.ğuch’s spots are the abnormal network of blood vessels in the macula region, which cause damage to the central vision.You would experience a loss of your central vision. Abnormal blood vessels can grow in the damaged areas under the macula, which can then leak fluid & cause scarring. Myopic Macular Degeneration, as the eyeball stretches the layers under the macula (central vision) become stressed and damaged. ![]() This will eventually cause distortion to your central vision and can lead to a macula hole or retinal detachment. Where the bulging at the back of the causes the layers of the central vision (macula) to split away from each other. Myopic foveoschisis (myopic traction maculopathy) is caused by Staphylomas. ![]() This can lead to loss of vision and sometimes blindness.
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