OBJECTIVE: To assess the safety and efficiency of posterior scleral reinforcement surgery by analyzing data collected for more than ten years after the surgery. METHODS: Sixteen patients (32 eyes) with high myopia who underwent scleral reinforcement were followed up for more than ten years (10 to 13 years). RESULTS: Best corrected visual acuity was stable (t = 0.26, P > 0.05). The average axial elongation was 0.056 mm per year postoperation after surgery. The ratio of choroidal neovascularization in the operation group was 3.1% (1/32). CONCLUSIONS: Posterior scleral reinforcement is a safe and effective. This procedure can prevent the development of choroidal neovascularization in high myopia. A control study with a larger group of cases as well as related basic is still required.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the safety and efficiency of posterior scleral reinforcement surgery by analyzing data collected for more than ten years after the surgery. METHODS: Sixteen patients (32 eyes) with high myopia who underwent scleral reinforcement were followed up for more than ten years (10 to 13 years). RESULTS: Best corrected visual acuity was stable (t = 0.26, P > 0.05). The average axial elongation was 0.056 mm per year postoperation after surgery. The ratio of choroidal neovascularization in the operation group was 3.1% (1/32). CONCLUSIONS: Posterior scleral reinforcement is a safe and effective. This procedure can prevent the development of choroidal neovascularization in high myopia. A control study with a larger group of cases as well as related basic is still required.