Scientists Focus On ''Dwarf Eye'' -- Genetic Finding May Have Implications For Farsightedness And ...

... Working with an Amish-Mennonite family tree, Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute researchers have discovered what appears to be the first human gene mutation that causes extreme farsightedness. In the July 5 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers report that nanophthalmos, or "dwarf eye," a rare, potentially blinding disorder, is caused by an alteration in a gene called MFRP that helps control the eye''s growth, shape and focus. ...