"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Iris" by people in this website by year, and whether "Iris" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Iris" by people in Profiles.
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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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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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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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Ploysangam P, Reynolds AL. Iris Infiltration as a Sign of Relapse in a Child with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. Ophthalmology. 2021 05; 128(5):780.
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Bas Z, Yaghy A, Shields CL. Iris melanoma with neovascularization in sector melanocytosis controlled with 125I plaque radiotherapy and bevacizumab. J Fr Ophtalmol. 2021 May; 44(5):738-739.