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adj. - Of or relating to a particular portion of the eye.

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  • Although there is no direct link between exposure to radio waves and DNA damage, which can lead to cancer, studies have examined the possibility of an association between...
  • The incidence of uveal melanoma, just like that of other cancers, is highest among people with light skin and light eyes.
  • In eyes with low nutritive power, or subject to exacerbations of increased intra-ocular pressure, uveal inflammations may prove disastrous.
  • The spongy nature of this meshwork affords free access of aqueous to the venous sinus of Schlemm, thence by tributaries into the supra-choroidal space and anterior uveal...
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