Retinal peripheral degeneration is a common disease of the fundus.
In peripheral retinal degeneration, non-compression white, lattice-like degeneration, frost-like degeneration, cystic degeneration, snail trail-like degeneration, pigment-like degeneration, etc., peripheral retinal degeneration in myopic patients is higher than that in patients with normal eyes, and the prevalence of this degeneration increases with the number of diopters.
Patients with myopia should have annual fundus examination to observe the peripheral retina through fundus photography and other examinations, and should be treated as early as possible when degeneration occurs, and laser photocoagulation of the retina is usually feasible to reduce the further development of peripheral retinal degeneration into retinal detachment and other fundus diseases with serious visual impairment.
Therefore, peripheral retinal degeneration is one of the more common fundus diseases with a better prognosis, and early detection and intervention usually has no effect on vision.