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A Monozygotic Cotwin Control Study of a Treatment for Myopia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2025

J. Theodore Schwartz
J. Theodore Schwartz*
Affiliation:
National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
*
18000 Marden Lane, Sandy Spring, Maryland 20860, USA

Abstract

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Myopia is the world's most common cause of defective vision. The role of controlled accommodation on the progress of myopia is unsettled. This cotwin control study is designed to provide a careful appraisal of the effectiveness of a clinically acceptable method of controlling accommodation. There are no previous reports of similar prospective studies among MZ twins. Expansion of such studies would be aided by collaboration among interested investigators.

Type
4. The Cotwin Method and Experimental Science
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 25 , January 1976 , pp. 133 - 136
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1976

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