What does this source bring?
IMI defines myopia as spherical equivalent ≤− 0,50 D and high myopia as ≤− 6,00 D with relaxed accommodation.
Pathological myopia means structural changes; is not an automatic synonym for high defect. The high myopia threshold is different from Holden 2016.
CLAIM-DEFINICJEScope of testing and verification
- The role of the record
- Source of the claim
- Population
- Definitions for clinical and epidemiological studies
- N
- Not applicable / not determined within the verified range
- Geography
- Globally
- Observation (months)
- Not applicable / not determined within the verified range
- Comparator
- Not applicable / no common comparator
- Result
- IMI defines myopia as spherical equivalent ≤− 0,50 D and high myopia as ≤− 6,00 D with relaxed accommodation.
- Safety
- This record does not allow estimation of the frequency of rare adverse events.
- Device/structure
- Not applicable / not determined within the verified range
- Publisher of the publication
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
- Financing
- Not determined within the proven range; see the declaration in full text.
- Conflicts of interest
- Not determined within the proven range. The absence of confirmation does not mean the absence of conflict.
- DOI
- 10.1167 /iovs. 18-25957
- PMID
- 30817826
- What was checked
- Bibliographic metadata and abstract in Europe PMC / PubMed; Crossref metadata
- Date of verification
- 2026-09-09
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