Exploring the Genetic Landscape of Childhood Glaucoma
ChildrenChildhood glaucoma, a significant cause of global blindness, represents a heterogeneous group of disorders categorized into primary or secondary forms.
Yang Pan, Takeshi Iwata
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Ultrasonographic Ocular Biometry of the Greater Caribbean Manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus)
Veterinary Ophthalmology, Volume 29, Issue 2, March 2026.ABSTRACT This study aimed to characterize the ocular biometry of the Trichechus manatus manatus applying B‐mode ultrasonography across different age groups. Twenty‐two animals were assessed employing a portable ultrasound device equipped with a linear transducer. Five ocular parameters were assessed: corneal thickness (CT), anterior chamber depth (ACD),
Radan Elvis Matias de Oliveira +10 more
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Glaucoma in a Suburban Tertiary Care Hospital in Nigeria
Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2010 Purpose: To determine the incidence and contribution of different types of glaucoma to blindness at Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, a suburban tertiary care hospital in Edo State, Nigeria.
Malachi Epo Enock +2 more
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Functional and Structural Analyses of CYP1B1 Variants Linked to Congenital and Adult-Onset Glaucoma to Investigate the Molecular Basis of These Diseases [PDF]
, 2016 Glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible blindness, appears in various forms. Mutations in CYP1B1 result in primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) by an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance while it acts as a modifier locus for primary open angle ...
Banerjee, Antara +4 more
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Veterinary Ophthalmology, Volume 29, Issue 2, March 2026.ABSTRACT A 15‐week‐old Australian Labradoodle puppy was presented to The University of Queensland Small Animal Hospital for bilateral eyelid agenesis/coloboma and associated ocular complications. Enucleation of the left globe and repair of the right eyelid via a lip‐to‐lid transmucosal flap was performed. Given the subsequent development of prolapse of
Chi Hin Ng +4 more
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Cataract surgery in juvenile xanthogranuloma: Case report and a brief review of literature
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2013 There is limited literature on the management of cataracts in juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG). A 2-month-old girl presented to us with hyphema, secondary glaucoma OU and skin nodules suggestive of JXG.
R Muralidhar +5 more
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Avances en la genética de los glaucomas Advances in glaucoma genetics
Revista Cubana de Oftalmología, 1999 Con esta revisión los autores se han planteado el objetivo de motivar el interés de los oftalmólogos -en especial aquellos involucrados en el diagnóstico y tratamiento de los individuos afectados de glaucoma-, por conocer los avances genéticos de esta ...
Elier Ortiz González +3 more
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Compound heterozygote myocilin mutations in a pedigree with high prevalence of primary open-angle glaucoma [PDF]
, 2012 This article is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License 3.0, which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited,
Burdon, Kathryn Penelope +6 more
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Conjunctival ultraviolet autofluorescence area, but not intensity, is associated with myopia [PDF]
, 2019 Background:Conjunctival ultraviolet autofluorescence (CUVAF) has been used as a biomarker of time spent outdoors and smaller CUVAF area is associated with myopia in Southern Hemisphere cohorts.
Healy, Martin +6 more
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Investigation of Founder Effects for the Thr377Met Myocilin Mutation in Glaucoma Families from Differing Ethnic Backgrounds [PDF]
, 2012 Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine if there is a common founder for the Thr377Met myocilin mutation in primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) families with various ethnic backgrounds.
Allingham, R. Rand +12 more
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