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Identification of the genetic defect in the original Wagner syndrome family [PDF]

, 2006
PURPOSE: The aim of the present study was to determine the genetic defect in Wagner syndrome, a rare disorder belonging to the group of hereditary vitreoretinal degenerations. This disease has been genetically mapped to chromosome 5q14.3.
Abdou, M T, Bartholdi, D, Berger, W, Kloeckener-Gruissem, B, Zimmermann, D R   +4 more
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Degenerative myopia: mechanical theories revisited

Annals of Eye Science, 2018
The article discusses the early abandonment of mechanical theories about eye enlargement in degenerative myopia at the turn of the 20th century. At that time, the number of theories about myopia grew unrestricted, but with scant support from the experimental field.
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Prevalence and factors associated with scleral hyaline plaque: clinical study of older adults in southeastern Brazil

Clinical Ophthalmology, 2015
Soraya Horowitz,1 Nadyr Damasceno,1 Eduardo Damasceno21Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Naval Marcilio Dias, Rio de Janeiro, 2Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, BrazilPurpose: To investigate ...
Horowitz S, Damasceno N, Damasceno E
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Osteoarthritis, entheses, and long bone cross-sectional geometry in the Andes: Usage, history, and future directions. [PDF]

, 2019
Akin to approaches encouraged by Verano (1997) in the Andes, and Ortner (2011, 2012) for general paleopathological studies, this article focuses on accurate descriptions and definitions of osteoarthritis, entheses, and long bone cross-sectional geometry.
Becker, Sara K
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Rapid progression of chorioretinal atrophy in punctate inner choroiditis: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021
Background The chorioretinal inflammatory lesions occurring in punctate inner choroiditis evolve into punched-out atrophic scars. Typically, the progression is gradual.
Yuka Kasuya, Yuji Inoue, Satoru Inoda, Yusuke Arai, Hidenori Takahashi, Hidetoshi Kawashima, Yasuo Yanagi   +6 more
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National survey of health in the tattoo industry : Observational study of 448 French tattooists [PDF]

, 2017
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Kluger, Nicolas
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Degenerative Myopia Progression: Case Report and Review

Medical & Clinical Reviews, 2016
Background: Degenerative myopia or pathological myopia is a rare subtype of high myopia, which affects about 2% of the general population. It is characterized by a progressive expansion of the eyeball without stabilization of the axial length in adulthood, causing a progressive degeneration that is often associated with retinal changes that can cause ...
Guilherme Macedo Souza, Cecilia Oliveira Santos   +1 more
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The Choroid and Optical Coherence Tomography

Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi, 2016
The choroid is the most vascular tissue in the eye and it plays an important role in the pathophysiology of various common chorioretinal diseases such as central serous retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration and degenerative myopia.
Taha Sezer, Muhammet Altınışık, İbrahim Arif Koytak   +2 more
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Comprehensive analysis of posterior segment characteristics in high myopic Turkish patients

BMC Ophthalmology
Background We aimed to investigate the structural characteristics of high myopia (HM) in a Turkish cohort using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) and evaluate the relationship between axial length (AL) and various retinal, choroidal, and
Mustafa Kayabaşı, Ali Osman Saatci, Neslihan Demirel, Ziya Ayhan, Mahmut Kaya, Zeynep Özbek, Taylan Öztürk   +6 more
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Autonomy, Consent, and the “Nonideal” Case [PDF]

, 2020
According to one influential view, requirements to elicit consent for medical interventions and other interactions gain their rationale from the respect we owe to each other as autonomous, or self-governing, rational agents.
Lillehammer, Hallvard
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