"Cataract" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Partial or complete opacity on or in the lens or capsule of one or both eyes, impairing vision or causing blindness. The many kinds of cataract are classified by their morphology (size, shape, location) or etiology (cause and time of occurrence). (Dorland, 27th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D002386
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.510.245
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| Concept/Terms |
Cataract, Membranous- Cataract, Membranous
- Cataracts, Membranous
- Membranous Cataract
- Membranous Cataracts
- Pseudoaphakia
- Pseudoaphakias
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cataract" by people in Profiles.
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Visual Impairment, Eye Conditions, and Diagnoses of Neurodegeneration and Dementia. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jul 01; 7(7):e2424539.
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Association of Behavioral and Clinical Risk Factors With Cataract: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2023 07 03; 64(10):19.
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Variable Anterior Segment Dysgenesis and Cardiac Anomalies Caused by a Novel Truncating Variant of FOXC1. Genes (Basel). 2022 02 24; 13(3).
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Visual outcomes after cataract surgery: topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug prophylaxis compared with prednisolone. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2021 Jul 01; 47(7):870-877.
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A large multiethnic GWAS meta-analysis of cataract identifies new risk loci and sex-specific effects. Nat Commun. 2021 06 14; 12(1):3595.
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Three Learning Organizations in Cataract Surgery: The Example of Intracameral Antibiotic Injection. Perm J. 2021 May 19; 25.
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Reply. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2019 08; 45(8):1212-1213.
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Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. JAMA. 2016 Mar 01; 315(9):908-14.
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Bilateral cataracts in a 6-yr-old with new onset diabetes: a novel presentation of a known INS gene mutation. Pediatr Diabetes. 2016 11; 17(7):535-539.
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Biology-Driven Gene-Gene Interaction Analysis of Age-Related Cataract in the eMERGE Network. Genet Epidemiol. 2015 Jul; 39(5):376-84.