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Role of genetic factors in the etiology of juvenile-onset myopia based on a longitudinal study of refractive error.
Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry - 1 Jun 1999
Pacella R, McLellan J, Grice K, Del Bono E A, Wiggs J L, Gwiazda J E
Abstract excerpt
In an attempt to determine the role of genetic factors in the development of myopia, we examined the relationship of infantile refractive error and parental history to juvenile-onset myopia and analyzed 43 pedigrees affected by juvenile-onset myopia. Refraction data collected at regular intervals from a sample of juvenile subjects participating in a 24-year longitudinal study of refractive error were used....
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