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Does lifting too heavy weights causes retinal tear for high myopic. i'm highly myopic also astigmatism & have eye floaters & today i held too much heavy weight handbag for a few second. as i didn't knew it was so heavy?
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Floaters are common in severe myopism. Only do lightning and flashes occur with floaters could herald retinal detachment.
Answered 3/16/2022
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