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RPE changes in the macula caused by myopia seem to be a significant concern. For what it is worth, my myopia has been largely stable for about 15 years (since my early 20s).
Description. Note the flat, black well circumscribed lesion with areas of retinal pigment epithelial atrophy. The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is a pigmented layer of the retina which can be thicker than normal at birth (congenital) or may thicken later in life.