"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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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Iris" by people in Profiles.
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Outcomes in resident-performed cataract surgeries with iris challenges: Results from the Perioperative Care for Intraocular Lens study. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2018 Dec; 44(12):1469-1477.
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Ocular and histologic findings in a series of children with infantile pompe disease treated with enzyme replacement therapy. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2014 Nov-Dec; 51(6):355-62.
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Anatomic evaluation of the Morcher capsular tension ring by ultrasound biomicroscopy. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2006 May; 32(5):846-8.
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Herpes simplex virus type 1 induction of chemokine production is unrelated to viral load in the cornea but not in the nervous system. Viral Immunol. 2006; 19(4):741-6.
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Involvement of inflammation, degradation, and apoptosis in a mouse model of glaucoma. J Biol Chem. 2005 Sep 02; 280(35):31240-8.
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Nicotine on the revascularization of bone graft. An experimental study in rabbits. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1994 Apr 15; 19(8):904-11.
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The effect of glaucoma filtering surgery on corneal endothelial cell density. Ophthalmic Surg. 1991 May; 22(5):251-5.
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Time course of thymoxamine reversal of phenylephrine-induced mydriasis. Arch Ophthalmol. 1990 Dec; 108(12):1729-32.
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Effects of pupillary constriction on automated perimetry in normal eyes. Ophthalmology. 1989 Sep; 96(9):1298-301.
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Malignant melanoma of the iris in xeroderma pigmentosum. Arch Ophthalmol. 1989 Mar; 107(3):402-7.