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This study quantifies the burden of myopia by examining its association with key retinal diseases and how risk escalates with increasing severity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the STARR clinical data warehouse, including all patients with \u2265\u20091 documented eye visit. Myopia severity was defined by spherical equivalent and axial length, classifying patients as non-myopic, myopic, highly myopic, or severely myopic. Primary outcomes included six retinal diseases associated with myopia: choroidal neovascularization (CNV), myopic macular degeneration (MMD), foveoschisis, macular hole (MH), rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD), and foveal retinal detachment (FRD). Adjusted logistic regression estimated odds by myopia severity and spherical equivalent. Mean age at diagnosis was compared across groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Retinal complications occurred at younger ages with increasing myopia severity. Compared to non-myopes, myopic, highly myopic, and severely myopic patients had 2.45 (95% CI: 2.36\u20132.55), 2.46 (95% CI: 2.31\u20132.62), and 8.15 (95% CI: 7.17\u20139.27) times higher odds, respectively, of developing any retinal complication. Per diopter increase in myopia, the odds of each complication increased: CNV (OR 1.11; 95% CI: 1.09\u20131.12), MMD (OR 1.22; 95% CI: 1.18\u20131.25), foveoschisis (OR 1.22; 95% CI: 1.16\u20131.28), MH (OR 1.06; 95% CI: 1.05\u20131.08), FRD (OR 1.23; 95% CI: 1.16\u20131.32), and RRD (OR 1.10; 95% CI: 1.10\u20131.11). In severe myopes, odds were markedly elevated: CNV (OR 22.90), MMD (OR 60.19), foveoschisis (OR 102.98), MH (OR 6.69), FRD (OR 22.72), and RRD (OR 6.84).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Myopia is independently associated with higher odds of retinal diseases, and this risk increases incrementally with severity. 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