Extreme Thinning or Loss of Inner Neural Retina Along the Staphyloma Edge in Eyes With Pathologic Myopia

The results show that the thickness of not only the outer retina, but also of most of the inner retina, including the nerve fiber layer, is significantly thinner at the staphyloma edge. Such damage to the inner retina along the staphyloma edge causes the VF defects in highly myopic eyes.