Reporter Zhang Ruyi, correspondent Wang Xinhai, Wang Pengce.
Some people like the thrill of bungee jumping, but bungee jumping is a game for adventurers, and it is not suitable for everyone, especially those with high myopia. The reporter learned at the Eye Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University (Shandong Provincial Eye Hospital) that the eyeball with high myopia is very fragile, and we must beware of strenuous exercise hitting the eye, because it may bring serious fundus damage.
High myopia, as the power increases, the eye axis gradually stretches longer. However, in this process, the retina of the fundus does not elongate synchronously. As a result, the retina is stretched and thinned, like an over-inflated balloon that can burst at the slightest touch. Rapid falling, stopping, rebounding, landing, rebounding again, ......The impact on the eyes is very high. Once the fragile retina can't support it, tears, holes, and even retinal detachments can occur.
Someone said, "I've had laser myopia surgery, I'm not highly myopic anymore, I'm going to bungee jump!."The answer is: No.
Laser myopia surgery is performed on the cornea, using a laser to remove a part of the corneal stroma and change the refraction, but it does not change the structure of the eye.
Therefore, after laser myopia surgery, there is no change in the myopia status of your eyes. It's just the equivalent of wearing tiny glasses made of corneas. Understanding this truth, those rumors that laser myopia surgery will cause retinal detachment will be self-defeating. After high myopia is surgically corrected, it is also necessary to avoid strenuous exercise!