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 ==Retinal detachment==
-As your eyeballs elongate with increasing myopia, the retina, which is the light-sensing membrane at the back of the eye becomes more tensioned and is at higher risk of detaching from the eyeball. For severe myopes, the risk of retinal detachment is markedly elevated[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retinal_detachment]. All the more reason to reverse direction.
+As your eyeballs elongate with increasing myopia, the retina—which is the light-sensing membrane at the back of the eye—becomes more tensioned. For severe myopes, the risk of retinal detachment is therefore markedly elevated[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retinal_detachment]. All the more reason to reverse direction.
 Learn to recognize the symptoms[https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/detached-retina-retinal-detachment/]: when it does happen, intervention and treatment can rescue you from losing sight in an eye.