"Iris" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Iris" by people in Profiles.
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Multifocal acoustic radiation force-based reverberant optical coherence elastography for evaluation of ocular globe biomechanical properties. J Biomed Opt. 2023 09; 28(9):095001.
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Size does matter: what is the corneo-limbal diameter? Clin Exp Optom. 2017 Sep; 100(5):522-528.
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Comparison of two drug combinations for dilating dark irides. Optom Vis Sci. 2010 Feb; 87(2):120-4.
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Autonomic drugs and the accommodative system in rhesus monkeys. Exp Eye Res. 2010 Jan; 90(1):104-12.
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Three-dimensional relationship between high-order root-mean-square wavefront error, pupil diameter, and aging. J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis. 2007 Mar; 24(3):578-87.
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Accommodative changes in lens diameter in rhesus monkeys. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2006 Jan; 47(1):278-86.
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The effects of phenylephrine on pupil diameter and accommodation in rhesus monkeys. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2004 Jan; 45(1):215-21.