Although Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil (L.) Roth.) has been used intensively for genetic studies, DNA markers have not been developed in Ipomoea nil sufficient to cover all chromosomes. Therefore, we conducted microsatellite (simple sequence repeats, SSR) marker development in I. nil for future genetic studies. From 92,662 expressed sequence tag (EST) sequences, 514 unique microsatellite-...

Optical coherence tomography has evolved over the past 2 decades to be an important ancillary method to evaluate diseases of the anterior and posterior segments of the eye. The more recent development of swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) with a wavelength-tunable laser centered at 1050 nm and deeper imaging depth of 2.6 mm has enabled clinicians to evaluate congenital optic dis...

AIMS To document the optic disc abnormalities in patients with frontonasal dysplasia in association with basal encephalocele. METHODS Names and hospital numbers of patients with midline clefts were obtained from the ophthalmology and genetics database. Six patients were identified who had the following common findings: midline facial cleft with midline cleft lip and palate; hypertelorism; abs...

To cite: Wang J-K, Huang T-L. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015210558 DESCRIPTION A 10-year-old girl presented with blurred vision in her right eye since birth. Birth, developmental and medical histories were otherwise unremarkable. Her best corrected visual acuity was 20/30 and 20/20 in the right and left eyes, respectively, with bilateral mild...