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Retinal Vein MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Retinal Vein
Tree Number(s)
A07.015.611.773
A07.015.908.783
Unique ID
D012169
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012169
Annotation
retinal vein dis: coord IM with RETINAL DISEASES (IM), not VASCULAR DISEASES
Scope Note
Central retinal vein and its tributaries. It runs a short course within the optic nerve and then leaves and empties into the superior ophthalmic vein or cavernous sinus.
Entry Term(s)
Central Retinal Vein
NLM Classification #
WG 625.R38
Previous Indexing
Retinal Vessels (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note
73
History Note
73
Date Established
1973/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2018/06/30
Retinal Vein Preferred
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