People with severe myopia should not do strenuous exercise, their retina cannot bear it!

Many people pursue extreme sports such as bungee jumping and skydiving.

I like to experience the feeling of weightlessness during free fall.

But extreme sports are not suitable for everyone.

In addition to people suffering from heart disease, high blood pressure, etc., it is not suitable for people with high myopia!

People with high myopia should not participate in strenuous exercise

Since most patients with high myopia have longer eye axes than normal people, the retina is prone to degeneration and thinning, and the vitreous body is prone to abnormal adhesion to the retina. When participating in extreme sports such as bungee jumping or skydiving, the instantaneous impact force is too severe, and the eye pressure increases instantly, which is equivalent to the eye being hit hard in the air. With the traction of the vitreous body, retinal holes are easily caused. Retinal holes are the prerequisite for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Increase the risk of blindness in patients!

What is retinal detachment

Retinal detachment refers to the separation between the tissue layer containing photoreceptor cells (neuroepithelium) and the base layer (pigment epithelium) that provides nutrients and oxygen to it. The detached part of the retina cannot perceive light stimulation, resulting in incomplete or complete loss of images from the eye.

Retinal detachment can be divided into "rhegmatogenous retinal detachment", "tractional retinal detachment" and "exudative retinal detachment". Generally speaking, once the first two occur, if surgical intervention is not performed in time, the vision and visual field will not only be irreversible, but also there is a risk of blindness and eyeball atrophy as the disease progresses.

Tianjin University Aier Eye Hospital kindly reminds that patients with high myopia who love sports can choose daily exercises such as walking, swimming, jogging, and yoga. In addition to extreme sports such as bungee jumping and skydiving, patients with high myopia should also try to avoid participating in roller coasters that have a high impact on the eyes, or competitive sports such as basketball, football, and boxing, so as not to cause damage to the eyes.