Genome Institute of Singapore, A*STAR and Collaborators: Singapore Scientists First to Perform the Largest Genome-Wide Association Study on Central Corneal Thickness

December 14, 2010 -- A team of scientists from Singapore has discovered two genes from the collagen family which demonstrate strong association with Central Corneal Thickness (CCT). CCT is a risk factor of glaucoma, the most common cause of irreversible blindness worldwide.