"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Iris" by people in Profiles.
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COVID-19 Associated Bilateral Acute Iris Transillumination. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2021 May 19; 29(4):719-721.
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Comments on: Retinal vein occlusion in COVID-19: A novel entity. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 01; 69(1):192.
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Kayser-Fleischer ring. QJM. 2020 05 01; 113(5):361.
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Congenital Hypopigmentary Disorders with Multiorgan Impairment: A Case Report and an Overview on Gray Hair Syndromes. Medicina (Kaunas). 2019 Mar 25; 55(3).
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Pathomechanism of iris sphincter tear. Med Hypotheses. 2019 Jan; 122:147-149.
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Computational simulation of aqueous humour dynamics in the presence of a posterior-chamber versus iris-fixed phakic intraocular lens. PLoS One. 2018; 13(8):e0202128.
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A Modified Technique for Easier Enclavation of Retropupillary Iris Claw Intraocular Lens. J Refract Surg. 2018 Aug 01; 34(8):564-566.
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Isoexpansile sulfur hexafluoride gas to repair near-total iris disinsertion. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2018 Oct; 44(10):1175-1178.
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Automated Detection of Iris Furrows and their Influence on Dynamic Iris Volume Change. Sci Rep. 2017 12 20; 7(1):17894.
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Police in Xinjiang province gather biometric data under guise of health programme. BMJ. 2017 12 19; 359:j5865.