I've been playing osu quite a lot in the past year and last month i noticed a sudden increase in the number of eye floaters (the dots or strings that drift through your vision and are most noticeable when looking at a bright background) as well as weird flashes in my eyes when i glance at a light source so took an eye examination and it was found out that i had small retinal tears in both my eyes. This condition is more common in high nearsighted people (i have -9.00 D in both my eyes) and can possibly lead to a sight threatening complication called retinal detachment so i had to get a laser treatment right away. But just lately i've read some literatures proving that jerking head movements and saccadic eye movements (which is profusely presented in playing osu) can cause constant stress to the back of the eyes which can in turn lead to or worsen a retinal tear. So currently i'm really panicked and wondering if playing osu had contributed to worsening my condition and idk if i should continue playing anymore. This can also in general raise a question of whether high nearsighted people should play osu frequently or not.
