Abstract
Purpose: To present young monozygotic twins both of whom developed choroidal neovascularization at the same time. Case/Observations: Monozygotic twins, 22-year-old women, who lived in the same house, developed choroidal neovascularization in the left eye at the same time. The degree of myopia was higher in the left eye (-7.75 and -8.5 dpt in spherical equivalent) than in the right eye (-6.75 and -4.5 dpt) of both patients. The choroidal neovascularization regressed in a different time course and the visual acuity returned to normal in both patients. Conclusion: This pair of monozygotic twins suggests that both genetic and environmental factors underlie the development of choroidal neovascularization in myopic eyes.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 281-283 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Ophthalmologica |
| Volume | 216 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 |
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Keywords
- Choroidal neovascularization
- Monozygotic twin
- Myopia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology
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Choroidal neovascularization occurring concurrently in myopic eyes of monozygotic twins. / Matsuo, Toshihiko; Seguchi, Jiro; Shiraga, Fumio; Takesue, Yoshiko; Sakaguchi, Noriko.
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T1 - Choroidal neovascularization occurring concurrently in myopic eyes of monozygotic twins
AU - Matsuo, Toshihiko
AU - Seguchi, Jiro
AU - Shiraga, Fumio
AU - Takesue, Yoshiko
AU - Sakaguchi, Noriko
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Purpose: To present young monozygotic twins both of whom developed choroidal neovascularization at the same time. Case/Observations: Monozygotic twins, 22-year-old women, who lived in the same house, developed choroidal neovascularization in the left eye at the same time. The degree of myopia was higher in the left eye (-7.75 and -8.5 dpt in spherical equivalent) than in the right eye (-6.75 and -4.5 dpt) of both patients. The choroidal neovascularization regressed in a different time course and the visual acuity returned to normal in both patients. Conclusion: This pair of monozygotic twins suggests that both genetic and environmental factors underlie the development of choroidal neovascularization in myopic eyes.
AB - Purpose: To present young monozygotic twins both of whom developed choroidal neovascularization at the same time. Case/Observations: Monozygotic twins, 22-year-old women, who lived in the same house, developed choroidal neovascularization in the left eye at the same time. The degree of myopia was higher in the left eye (-7.75 and -8.5 dpt in spherical equivalent) than in the right eye (-6.75 and -4.5 dpt) of both patients. The choroidal neovascularization regressed in a different time course and the visual acuity returned to normal in both patients. Conclusion: This pair of monozygotic twins suggests that both genetic and environmental factors underlie the development of choroidal neovascularization in myopic eyes.
KW - Choroidal neovascularization
KW - Monozygotic twin
KW - Myopia
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