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Sanford M. Meyers, MD; Andrea A. Zachary, PhD

Arch Ophthalmol. 1988;106(5):651-653.

Abstract
• This clinical study, to the best of our knowledge, is the first report of severe age-related macular degeneration in both identical twins, documented as monozygotic by genetic testing. This suggests that genetic factors may be of primary importance in certain cases of age-related macular degeneration.

Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Ophthalmology (Dr Meyers) and Immunopathology (Dr Zachary), Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Dec 30, 1987.

Reprint requests to Department of Ophthalmology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106 (Dr Meyers).

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