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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Vision Disorders
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Trastornos de la Visión
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Transtornos da Visão
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Synonyms English:
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Hemeralopia
Macropsia
Micropsia
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Tree Number:
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C10.597.751.941
C11.966
C23.888.592.763.941
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Definition English:
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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. Visual disability refers to inability of the individual to perform specific visual tasks, such as reading, writing, orientation, or traveling unaided. (From Newell, Ophthalmology: Principles and Concepts, 7th ed, p132) |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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disord of vision, not dis of the eye ( = EYE DISEASES); GEN or unspecified: prefer specifics; /diag: consider also DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL
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See Related English:
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Visually Impaired Persons
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History Note English:
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1967
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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15187
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Unique Identifier:
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D014786
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Occurrence in VHL:
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