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Variation in PTCHD2, CRISP3, NAP1L4, FSCB, and AP3B2 associated with spherical equivalent.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2016
Chen Fei, Duggal Priya, Klein Barbara E K, Lee Kristine E, Truitt Barbara, Klein Ronald, Iyengar Sudha K, Klein Alison P
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Ocular refraction is measured in spherical equivalent as the power of the external lens required to focus images on the retina. Myopia (nearsightedness) and hyperopia (farsightedness) are the most common refractive errors, and the leading causes of visual impairment and blindness in the world. The goal of this study is to identify rare and low-frequency variants that influence spherical equivalent....
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