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MeSH Heading: Vision Disorders
Tree Number(s): C10.597.751.941; C11.966; C23.888.592.763.941
Unique ID: D014786
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014786
Annotation: general or unspecified: prefer specifics; / diag: consider also DlAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; for Braille coordinate with SENSORY AIDS + READING
Scope Note: Visual impairments limiting one or more of the basic functions of the eye: visual acuity, dark adaptation, color vision, or peripheral vision. These may result from EYE DISEASES; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; VISUAL PATHWAY diseases; OCCIPITAL LOBE diseases; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS; and other conditions (From Newell, Ophthalmology: Principles and Concepts, 7th ed, p132).
Entry Version: VISION DIS
Entry Term(s): Day Blindness; Hemeralopia; Macropsia; Metamorphopsia; Micropsia; Vision Disability; Visual Disorders; Visual Impairment
Previous Indexing: Vision (1966)
See Also: Persons with Visual Disabilities
Public MeSH Note: 1967; for HEMERALOPIA see HEMERALOPIA 1963-1989
History Note: 1967
Date Established: 1967/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03

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veterinary (VE)

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