- ►nih.gov CJ Hammond, T Andrew, Y Tat Mak, TD … - The American Journal of Human Genetics, 2004 - Elsevier Myopia is a common, complex trait with considerable economic and social impact
and, in highly affected individuals, ocular morbidity. We performed a classic
twin study of 506 unselected twin pairs and inferred the heritability of ... Cited by 83 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►nih.gov D Stambolian, G Ibay, L Reider, D Dana, C Moy … - The American Journal of Human Genetics, 2004 - Elsevier Mild/moderate (common) myopia is a very common disorder, with both genetic and
environmental influences. The environmental factors are related to near work and
can be measured. There are no known genetic loci for common myopia. Our ... Cited by 62 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
B Gilmartin - Clinical &# 38; Experimental Ophthalmology, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com The myopic eye is generally considered to be a vulnerable eye and, at levels
greater than 6 D, one that is especially susceptible to a range of ocular
pathologies. There is concern therefore that the prevalence of myopia in ... Cited by 38 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 2 versions
- ►iovs.org M Dirani, M Chamberlain, SN Shekar, AFM … - Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2006 - ARVO RESULTS. Intrapair correlations for spherical equivalent and ocular biometrics
were significantly higher in the MZ than in the DZ twin pairs (P < 0.05), when
refraction was considered as a continuous variable. A significant gender ... Cited by 37 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►iovs.org NS Logan, B Gilmartin, CF Wildsoet, M Dunne - Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2004 - ARVO METHODS. The posterior retinal surface was localized in two-dimensional space in
both eyes of young adult white and Taiwanese-Chinese iso- and anisomyopes (N =
56), from measured keratometry, A-scan ultrasonography, and central and ... Cited by 36 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
R Wojciechowski, C Moy, E Ciner, G Ibay, L … - Human genetics, 2006 - Springer Abstract The development of refractive error is medi- ated by both environmental
and genetic factors. We performed regression-based quantitative trait locus
(QTL) linkage analysis on Ashkenazi Jewish families to identify regions in ... Cited by 32 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►iovs.org JE Farbrother, G Kirov, MJ Owen, R Pong- … - Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2004 - ARVO METHODS. The families comprised 245 subjects with phenotypic information and DNA
available, of whom 170 were classified as affected. Subjects were genotyped for
microsatellite markers spanning 40cM regions on 18p (MYP2), 12q (MYP3) and ... Cited by 31 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
IG Morgan - Clinical & experimental optometry: journal of the …, 2003 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Myopia is among the most common refractive errors and is associated with the
greatest risk of pathological outcomes. Most animals, including humans, are born
with hyperopic errors. During development, axial elongation of the eye ... Cited by 30 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►iovs.org JS Wolffsohn, B Gilmartin, RW Li, MH … - Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2003 - ARVO METHOD. Forty-five Hong Kong Chinese children, 35 myopes and 10 emmetropes aged
6 to 12 years (median, 7.5), monocularly viewed a letter target through a Badal
lens for 5 minutes at either 5.00- or 2.50-D accommodative demand, followed ... Cited by 29 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
E Goldschmidt - Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica, 2003 - interscience.wiley.com Published data from all parts of the world show that myopia is rare before
school age, gradually increases during school life and reaches its highest level
of prevalence during the years of most intense study at university. It is ... Cited by 28 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
