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Retinal Artery Occlusion MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Retinal Artery Occlusion
Tree Number(s)
C11.768.400
C14.907.137.780
Unique ID
D015356
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015356
Scope Note
Sudden ISCHEMIA in the RETINA due to blocked blood flow through the CENTRAL RETINAL ARTERY or its branches leading to sudden complete or partial loss of vision, respectively, in the eye.
Entry Term(s)
Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion
Previous Indexing
Arterial Occlusive Diseases (1972-1988)
Retinal Artery (1973-1988)
Retinal Diseases (1972-1988)
Public MeSH Note
89
History Note
89
Date Established
1989/01/01
Date of Entry
1988/06/02
Revision Date
2007/07/09
Retinal Artery Occlusion Preferred
Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion Narrower
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion Narrower
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