[Characterization of the biometric eye profile of a high myopic population: does high myopia correspond to a homogenous phenotype?].

doi:10.1016/j.jfo.2010.11.011

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[Characterization of the biometric eye profile of a high myopic population: does high myopia correspond to a homogenous phenotype?].

Journal francais d'ophtalmologie - 1 Apr 2011

Auriol S, Butterworth J, Macé M, Meng W, Malecaze F

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PURPOSE: High myopia is a public health problem because of its high prevalence and is a major cause of blindness. The physiopathology of myopia remains unknown and mechanisms causing the disease are most probably complex, combining acquired environmental and genetic factors. The most recent data suggest that genetic determinisms of high myopia could be highly dependent on subject phenotype. The aim of this study...

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