In high myopia, the eyeball stretches and becomes too long. This can lead to holes or tears in the retina and can also cause retinal detachment. It is most common in people middle-aged and older. About 6 percent of the population has retinal holes, but most of these do not lead to retinal detachment. It is widely known that the people with severely myopic, usually greater than 10 diopters, are easily get retinal detachment. Frankly, most cases of retinal detachment cannot be prevented. Moreover, the surgery is the only treatment for retinal detachment. The goals of surgery are to reattach the retina or to prevent or reverse vision loss. Almost all retinal detachments can be repaired with scleral buckle surgery, pneumatic retinopexy, or vitrectomy. But even with such a high rate of success for surgery, it is important to act quickly. If you have any intention to have such kind of surgery, you need to contact your eye doctor as soon as possible.