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Can you tell me are hyperopic people at risk for retinal detachment?
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Less than myopic: Anybody can get a retinal detachment, but myopia is considered a risk factor and not really hyperopia. That is not to say that a hyperope can't get an rd, because they certainly can.
Answered 3/30/2014
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