Pathological Myopia
Conditions
Keywords
pathological myopia, genomic
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the possible candidate gene of pathological myopia
Detailed description
High myopia (pathological myopia) is caused by excessive axial elongation that primarily involves the ora-equatorial area and the posterior pole. Peripheral fundus changes and posterior staphyloma formation are ophthalmoscopic evidences of this process. Pathological myopia often accompanied by glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration, and retinal detachment, leading to blindness when the damage to the retina is extremely severe. Population and family studies in Chinese have provided evidence for a genetic component to pathologic myopia. Children of myopic parents are more likely to have myopia than are children of nonmyopic parents. The ocular components (axial length, anterior chamber depth, and corneal curvature) and refractive errors of MZ twins are more closely aligned than are those of DZ twins. Therefore, it is possible to search a potential candidate gene for myopia through the genomic study of pathological myopia.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
National Taiwan University Hospital
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* They are unrelated Chinese subjects with high myopia ≦-6.00D. The diagnosis of myopia is determined by the refractive error. Anisometropic individuals, with a refractive error of ≦-6.00 D for one eye and ≦-6.00 D for the other eye, with at least a 2-D difference between the two eyes, are considered unaffected.
Exclusion criteria
* Individuals are excluded if there is known ocular disease or insult that could predispose to myopia, such as retinopathy of prematurity or early-age media opacification, or if they had a known genetic disease associated with myopia, such as Stickler or Marfan syndrome.
Countries
Taiwan
Contacts
Primary ContactYung-Feng Shih, MD
Outcome results
None listed