{"id":4544,"date":"2016-01-14T01:34:31","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T06:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/?p=4544"},"modified":"2016-01-18T01:44:40","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T06:44:40","slug":"identifying-features-of-the-eye-vary-by-population","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/identifying-features-of-the-eye-vary-by-population\/","title":{"rendered":"Identifying features of the eye vary by population<img src=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/canada_flag_icon_small.gif\">"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4545\" style=\"width: 643px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/F1.large_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4545\" class=\"wp-image-4545\" src=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/F1.large_-1024x647.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;The five features found most commonly in the human iris. &quot; Fuchs\u2019 crypts (a), wolfflin nodules (b), pigment spots (c), contraction furrows (d), and conjunctival melanosis (e). (Image credit: Edwards et al., The Royal Society Publishing) \" width=\"633\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The five features found most commonly in the human iris. &#8221; Fuchs\u2019 crypts (a), wolfflin nodules (b), pigment spots (c), contraction furrows (d), and conjunctival melanosis (e). (Image credit: Edwards et al., The Royal Society Publishing)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Features on the surface of the iris vary widely between individuals of different ancestral groups, according to a new study. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers developed a computer program to help identify a variety of features on the iris of subjects with either East Asian, South Asian, or European ancestry. This program allows for a more qualitative assessment than the tradition methods of photograph analysis, according to the researchers.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The\u00a0research team\u00a0found that features of the iris are largely population dependent, however they found no correlation between iris features and age.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org\/content\/3\/1\/150424.article-info\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Original research paper<\/span><\/a>\u00a0published in <em>Royal Society Open Science\u00a0<\/em>on <strong>January 13<\/strong><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_453723367\"><span class=\"aQJ\"><strong>, 2015<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Names and affiliations of selected\u00a0author<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Melissa Edwards,\u00a0Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Toronto, Ontario<\/h4>\n<h4>David Cha,\u00a0Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Toronto, Ontario<\/h4>\n<h4>S. Krithika, Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Toronto, Ontario<\/h4>\n<h4>Monique Johnson,\u00a0Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Toronto, Ontario<\/h4>\n<h4>Esteban J. Parra,\u00a0Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Toronto, Ontario<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Features on the surface of the iris vary widely between individuals of different ancestral groups, according to a new study. Researchers developed a computer program to help identify a variety of features on the iris of subjects with either East Asian, South Asian, or European ancestry. 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