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I'm wondering are hyperopes at risk for retinal detachments, pvds, etc?
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Less common: No one is immune from retinal detachment but spontaneous detachment is more common in myopes. The incidence after trauma or eye surgery is the same in all refractive groups.
Answered 5/12/2014
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