"Iris" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The most anterior portion of the uveal layer, separating the anterior chamber from the posterior. It consists of two layers - the stroma and the pigmented epithelium. Color of the iris depends on the amount of melanin in the stroma on reflection from the pigmented epithelium.
| Descriptor ID |
D007498
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.371.060.450 A09.371.894.513
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Iris" by people in Profiles.
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Descemet's membrane detachment after Nd:YAG laser iridotomy in a patient with pseudoexfoliation. BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Feb 07; 15(2).
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Optimal area of retinal photocoagulation necessary for suppressing active iris neovascularization associated with diabetic retinopathy. Int Ophthalmol. 2015 Apr; 35(2):155-6.
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Management of bilateral microspherophakia with secondary angle closure glaucoma. Nepal J Ophthalmol. 2015 Jan-Jun; 7(1):69-73.
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Two cases of cosmetic iris implant explantation secondary to uveitis, glaucoma, and corneal decompensation. Arch Ophthalmol. 2012 Jun; 130(6):787-9.
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Intrachromosomal duplications of 22q11 are not a common cause of isolated coloboma and coloboma with other limited features of cat eye syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2008 Feb 01; 146A(3):401-4.
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A new method of culturing and transferring iris pigment epithelium. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 1997 Oct; 38(11):2255-60.
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Iris pigment epithelial cells of long evans rats demonstrate phagocytic activity. Exp Eye Res. 1997 Jul; 65(1):23-9.
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Fibroblast radiosensitivity and intraocular fibrovascular proliferation following radiotherapy for bilateral retinoblastoma. Br J Ophthalmol. 1986 May; 70(5):336-42.
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A comparison of ciliary sulcus and capsular bag fixation of posterior chamber intraocular lenses. J Am Intraocul Implant Soc. 1985 Jan; 11(1):44-63.
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Molecular analysis of gene deletion in aniridia--Wilms tumor association. Hum Genet. 1985; 70(2):157-62.