MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Molteno Implants
Tree Number(s): E07.695.250.500
Unique ID: D018465
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018465
Scope Note: Devices implanted to control intraocular pressure by allowing aqueous fluid to drain from the anterior chamber. (Hoffman, Pocket Glossary of Ophthalmologic Terminology, 1989)
Entry Term(s): Implants, Molteno; Molteno Shunts
Previous Indexing: Glaucoma/surgery (1980-1994); Implants, Artificial (1980-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 95
History Note: 95
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/04/16
Revision Date: 1998/06/10

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

psychology (PX)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

supply & distribution (SD)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Molteno Implants MeSH Descriptor Data 2024