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Development of Refractive Errors-What Can We Learn From Inherited Retinal Dystrophies?
American journal of ophthalmology - 1 Oct 2017
Hendriks Michelle, Verhoeven Virginie J M, Buitendijk Gabriëlle H S, Polling Jan Roelof, Meester-Smoor Magda A, Hofman Albert, Kamermans Maarten, Ingeborgh van den Born L, Klaver Caroline C W
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: It is unknown which retinal cells are involved in the retina-to-sclera signaling cascade causing myopia. As inherited retinal dystrophies (IRD) are characterized by dysfunction of a single retinal cell type and have a high risk of refractive errors, a study investigating the affected cell type, causal gene, and refractive error in IRDs may provide insight herein. DESIGN: Case-control study. METHODS:...
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