Discordant refraction in male monozygotic twins

J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2010 May 21:47 Online:e1-2. doi: 10.3928/01913913-20100507-03.

Abstract

As part of the Genes In Myopia (GEM) Study, the authors describe a pair of monozygotic twins who presented with discordant hypermetropia. Both twins also reported amblyopia, but the cause differed. The phenomenon of refractive discordance in twins is rare, with this case representing only the second to ever be reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Twin Study

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Amblyopia / genetics*
  • Diseases in Twins / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Hyperopia / genetics*
  • Male
  • Mosaicism*
  • Refraction, Ocular / physiology
  • Registries
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Twins, Monozygotic / genetics*
  • Visual Acuity / physiology