Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, absence of the iris of the eye, or an imperfection of the iris amounting to a loss of function.
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- noun A rare congenital condition characterized by the underdevelopment of the eye's
iris .
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Examples
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The only treatment of aniridia is as yet the use of coloured eye lenses in order to reduce the light inlet.
Aniridia 1995
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Specifically, the presence of any of the clinical features noted above in a child that is diagnosed with WT, such as aniridia, hypospadias or undescended testicles, should prompt further investigation of the WT1 gene in that individual.
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Ophthalmologist: Manages aniridia (individuals with WAGR)
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This condition is known as aniridia and like Waardenburg's syndrome it is very rare.
Aniridia 1995
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Another developmental gene mutation causes a complete loss of the iris, a condition known as aniridia.
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Dixon reports a case of total aniridia with excellent sight in a woman of thirty-seven.
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Riccobono, now the director of the Jernigan Institute, was born with aniridia, a congenital disease in which a person is born without an iris in one or both eyes.
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Riccobono, now the director of the Jernigan Institute, was born with aniridia, a congenital disease in which a person is born without an iris in one or both eyes.
SFGate: Top News Stories By KYLE HIGHTOWER 2011
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Riccobono, now the director of the Jernigan Institute, was born with aniridia, a congenital disease in which a person is born without an iris in one or both eyes.
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Riccobono, now the director of the Jernigan Institute, was born with aniridia, a congenital disease in which a person is born without an iris in one or both eyes.
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