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Asthenopia MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Asthenopia
Tree Number(s)
C11.093
Unique ID
D001248
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001248
Annotation
ocular fatigue
Scope Note
Term generally used to describe complaints related to refractive error, ocular muscle imbalance, including pain or aching around the eyes, burning and itchiness of the eyelids, ocular fatigue, and headaches.
Entry Term(s)
Eye Fatigue
Eyestrain
Fatigue, Visual
Visual Fatigue
NLM Classification #
WW 140
Public MeSH Note
EYESTRAIN was heading 1963-67
Online Note
use ASTHENOPIA to search EYESTRAIN 1966-67
History Note
EYESTRAIN was heading 1963-67
Date Established
1960/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
1997/06/20
Asthenopia Preferred
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