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SUBMITTER: Lahola-Chomiak AA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5892222 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lahola-Chomiak Adrian A AA Walter Michael A MA
Journal of ophthalmology 20180326
We explore the ideas and advances surrounding the genetic basis of pigment dispersion syndrome (PDS) and pigmentary glaucoma (PG). As PG is the leading cause of nontraumatic blindness in young adults and current tailored interventions have proven ineffective, a better understanding of the underlying causes of PDS, PG, and their relationship is essential. Despite PDS being a subclinical disease, a large proportion of patients progress to PG with associated vision loss. Decades of research have su ...[more]