{"id":12401,"date":"2024-05-13T12:13:38","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T12:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rahhal.com\/high-or-pathological-myopia-what-it-is-and-treatments\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T07:50:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T07:50:51","slug":"high-or-pathological-myopia-what-it-is-and-treatments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rahhal.com\/en\/high-or-pathological-myopia-what-it-is-and-treatments\/","title":{"rendered":"High or pathological myopia | What it is and treatments"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image=&#8221;3415&#8243; bg_position=&#8221;right top&#8221; background_image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; 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It is an invasive procedure that is not risk free.[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=&#8221;Default&#8221; heading_tag=&#8221;default&#8221; title=&#8221;Intravitreal injections&#8221;][vc_column_text]Intravitreal injections are given in order to inject medication inside the eyeball.[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][\/toggles][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;7%&#8221; bottom_padding=&#8221;7%&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; id=&#8221;precauciones&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.5&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; video_mute=&#8221;true&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;padding-3-percent&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;right&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"font-size: 32px; line-height: 45px; letter-spacing: 4px;\"><b>PREVENT<\/b> THE INCREASE[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Health organisations are currently considering myopia as an \u201cepidemic\u201d that is on the rise, so a huge amount of effort is being invested into trying to slow its progress.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Methods to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rahhal.com\/en\/myopia-management-types-of-myopia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>manage myopia<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have been developed in order to deal with this issue at an early stage of life. 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