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(of illness) marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function; "degenerative diseases of old age"
(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eyes faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred (同)nearsightedness, shortsightedness

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Karolak JA1,2, Gambin T3,4, Rydzanicz M5, Szaflik JP6, Polakowski P6, Frajdenberg A7, Mrugacz M8, Podfigurna-Musielak M9, Stankiewicz P4, Gajecka M1,2.
Acta ophthalmologica.Acta Ophthalmol.2016 Jan 25. doi: 10.1111/aos.12968. [Epub ahead of print]
PURPOSE: Keratoconus (KTCN) is a degenerative disorder characterized by stromal thinning and protrusion of the cornea, resulting in severe impairment of visual function. A recent study proposed that rare heterozygous mutations in ZNF469 determine KTCN aetiology.METHODS: To investigate the contributi
PMID 26806788

Scleral cross-linking by riboflavin and blue light application in young rabbits: damage threshold and eye growth inhibition.

Iseli HP1,2, Körber N3,4, Koch C2,3, Karl A3,4, Penk A5, Huster D5, Reichenbach A4, Wiedemann P2, Francke M6,7.
Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv für klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie.Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol.2016 Jan;254(1):109-22. doi: 10.1007/s00417-015-3213-x. Epub 2015 Nov 23.
BACKGROUND: Scleral cross-linking (SXL) by riboflavin and light application has been introduced as a possible treatment to increase scleral tissue stiffness and to inhibit excessive axial elongation of highly myopic eyes. We evaluated an ocular tissue damage threshold for blue light irradiation, and
PMID 26597112

Bruyère E1, Caillaux V1, Cohen SY1, Martiano D1, Ores R1, Puche N1, Souied EH1.
American journal of ophthalmology.Am J Ophthalmol.2015 Dec;160(6):1314-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2015.09.007.
PMID 26572728