Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
High myopia
Severe near sightedness
HP:0011003
What it means
A severe form of myopia with greater than -6.00 diopters.
Rare diseases that can present with this22
Very common80–99%
9Common30–79%
4Sometimes5–29%
8The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions, and Orphanet separately records 1 disease where this sign is specifically absent. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Severe myopia · Severe myopia (> -6.00 diopters) · Severely close sighted · Severely near sighted
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