Behavioral genetics and taste

This review focuses on behavioral genetic studies of sweet, umami, bitter and salt taste responses in mammals. Studies involving mouse inbred strain comparisons and genetic analyses, and their impact on elucidation of taste receptors and transduction mechanisms are discussed. Finally, the effect of genetic variation in taste responsiveness on complex traits such as drug intake is considered. Recent advances in development of genomic resources make behavioral genetics a powerful approach for understanding mechanisms of taste

Cosmetic Interventions in Anophthalmia

Rehabilitation of the patient with an anophthalmic socket includes interventions to reduce cosmetic deformities associated with loss of the globe. Following enucleation or evisceration, many patients develop post-enucleation or evisceration socket syndrome (PESS) characterized by enophthalmos, a deep superior sulcus, blepharoptosis, and laxity of the lower eyelid. Laxity of the lower eyelid and subsequent inferior displacement of the ocular prosthesis together give rise to the “dropped socket” appearance of the anophthalmic orbit. A variety of non-surgical and surgical options are available to decrease disfigurement and restore a natural appearance in patients with anophthalmia