Iris

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	A09.371.060.450 A09.371.894.513
Concept/Terms	Iris Iris

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Anatomy [A]
Sense Organs [A09]
Eye [A09.371]
Anterior Eye Segment [A09.371.060]
Iris [A09.371.060.450]
Uvea [A09.371.894]
Iris [A09.371.894.513]

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Iris
Pupil

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Bar chart showing 78 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2006

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	2	1	3
1998	1	1	2
1999	0	1	1
2000	3	2	5
2001	2	1	3
2002	2	0	2
2003	1	1	2
2004	1	1	2
2005	1	1	2
2006	4	3	7
2007	1	2	3
2008	2	2	4
2009	0	1	1
2010	2	0	2
2012	2	0	2
2013	2	2	4
2014	0	2	2
2015	2	1	3
2016	1	2	3
2017	2	1	3
2018	3	1	4
2019	2	0	2
2020	1	2	3
2021	1	4	5
2022	1	5	6
2023	1	1	2

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Filippopoulos T, Danias J, Karmiris E, M?gevand GS, Rhee DJ, Gazzard G, Topouzis F, Xu B. Rethinking Prophylactic Laser Peripheral Iridotomy in Primary Angle-Closure Suspects: A Review. Ophthalmol Glaucoma. 2023 Nov-Dec; 6(6):657-667.

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Card KR, Barke MR, Shields JA. Iris Melanocytoma with Minimal Change over 50 Years. Ophthalmology. 2023 12; 130(12):1350.

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Solomon DA, Ramani B, Eiger-Moscovich M, Milman T, Uludag G, Crawford JB, Phan I, Char DH, Shields CL, Eagle RC, Bastian BC, Bloomer MM, Pekmezci M. Iris and Ciliary Body Melanocytomas Are Defined by Solitary GNAQ Mutation Without Additional Oncogenic Alterations. Ophthalmology. 2022 12; 129(12):1429-1439.

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Justin GA, Deaner JD, Grewal DS. Iris?Heterochromia and Scleral Yellowing Secondary to Self-Injury. Ophthalmology. 2022 07; 129(7):791.

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Lam SS, Amarasekera DC, Razeghinejad R. Chronic angle closure glaucoma with an atypical iris-pupillary membrane. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2023 Jul; 33(4):NP37-NP41.

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Shukla AG, Vaidya S, Yaghy A, Di Nicola M, Kaliki S, Fulco E, Myers JS, Shields JA, Shields CL. Iris melanoma: factors predictive of post-management secondary glaucoma in 271 cases at a Single Ocular Oncology Centre. Eye (Lond). 2023 04; 37(5):938-946.

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Shields CL, Kalafatis NE, Gad M, Sen M, Laiton A, Silva AMV, Agrawal K, Lally SE, Shields JA. Metastatic tumours to the eye. Review of metastasis to the iris, ciliary body, choroid, retina, optic disc, vitreous, and/or lens capsule. Eye (Lond). 2023 04; 37(5):809-814.

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Ayres BD, Fant BS, Landis ZC, Miller KM, Stulting RD, Cionni RJ, Fram NR, Hamilton S, Hardten DR, Koch DD, Masket S, Price FW, Rosenthal KJ, Hamill MB, Snyder ME. Results of the United States Food and Drug Administration Clinical Trial of the CustomFlex Artificial Iris. Ophthalmology. 2022 06; 129(6):614-625.

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Wierenga APA, Brouwer NJ, Gelmi MC, Verdijk RM, Stern MH, Bas Z, Malkani K, van Duinen SG, Ganguly A, Kroes WGM, Marinkovic M, Luyten GPM, Shields CL, Jager MJ. Chromosome 3 and 8q Aberrations in Uveal Melanoma Show Greater Impact on Survival in Patients with Light Iris versus Dark Iris Color. Ophthalmology. 2022 04; 129(4):421-430.

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Safran SG, Bonaffini SG, Chatha U. Thirty-three-gauge hypodermic needle-guided iris suturing technique. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2021 Nov 01; 47(11):e19-e23.

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