A rare genetic disorder, aniridia occurs in about one in 50,000 to 100,000 newborns worldwide, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Congenital aniridia was recorded for 6 of the children; the rate among patients with Wilms's tumor, 1:73, is markedly greater than the at-birth incidence of 1:50,000 estimated by Shaw, Falls and ...

Scientists have developed a potential cure for a rare eye disease, showing for the first time that a drug can repair a birth defect. They formulated the drug Ataluren into eye drops, and found ...

Congenital aniridia is rare, affecting about 1 in every 50,000 to 100,000 people in the United States. The iris is completely or partially absent in people with the disorder.

ATHENS — Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty with amniotic membrane graft is an effective option for restoring corneal clarity and visual acuity for patients with aniridia keratopathy, according ...

Potential cure for 'aniridia' or people with no iris in the eye. Written by Agencies | Updated : December 26, 2013 11:06 AM IST.

Congenital aniridia is a progressive disease that is associated with improper development of eye structures as well as abnormalities in the brain and pancreas. A variety of nonsense mutations in ...

Aniridia is a rare, genetic disorder in which the iris is partially or completely missing or damaged. It affects approximately 1 in 50,000 to 100,000 people in the US and can severely affect vision.

More information: Postnatal manipulation of Pax6 dosage reverses congenital tissue malformation defects, J Clin Invest.DOI: 10.1172/JCI70462 Toward postnatal reversal of ocular congenital ...

Around 1,000 people in the UK alone, suffer from this rare genetic disorder, aniridia, which means they are born without the stem cells that can rejuvenate tissue in the eye.