Visual Acuity

"Visual Acuity" 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.

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Clarity or sharpness of OCULAR VISION or the ability of the eye to see fine details. Visual acuity depends on the functions of RETINA, neuronal transmission, and the interpretative ability of the brain. Normal visual acuity is expressed as 20/20 indicating that one can see at 20 feet what should normally be seen at that distance. Visual acuity can also be influenced by brightness, color, and contrast.

Descriptor ID	D014792
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.380.850.950 F02.463.593.932.901 G14.940
Concept/Terms	Visual Acuity Visual Acuity Acuities, Visual Acuity, Visual Visual Acuities

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological [E01.370.380]
Vision Tests [E01.370.380.850]
Visual Acuity [E01.370.380.850.950]
Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Psychological Phenomena [F02]
Mental Processes [F02.463]
Perception [F02.463.593]
Visual Perception [F02.463.593.932]
Visual Acuity [F02.463.593.932.901]
Biological Sciences [G]
Ocular Physiological Phenomena [G14]
Visual Acuity [G14.940]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Visual Acuity".

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Bar chart showing 86 publications over 21 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	0	1	1
1998	0	1	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	0	1	1
2003	1	2	3
2004	1	3	4
2005	1	1	2
2006	2	0	2
2007	1	4	5
2008	0	4	4
2009	0	5	5
2010	3	1	4
2012	2	6	8
2013	0	5	5
2014	0	5	5
2015	3	5	8
2016	2	5	7
2017	1	2	3
2018	5	4	9
2019	1	4	5
2020	0	3	3

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Davis SA, Bovelle R, Han G, Kwagyan J. Corneal collagen cross-linking for bacterial infectious keratitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 06 17; 6:CD013001.

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Mohammadzadeh V, Rabiolo A, Fu Q, Morales E, Coleman AL, Law SK, Caprioli J, Nouri-Mahdavi K. Longitudinal Macular Structure-Function Relationships in Glaucoma. Ophthalmology. 2020 07; 127(7):888-900.

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Liu KC, Bhatti MT, Chen JJ, Fairbanks AM, Foroozan R, McClelland CM, Lee MS, Satija CE, Francis CE, Wildes MT, Subramanian PS, Williams ZR, El-Dairi MA. Presentation and Progression of Papilledema in Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2020 05; 213:1-8.

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Margines JB, Huang C, Young A, Mehravaran S, Yu F, Mondino BJ, Coleman AL. Refractive Errors and Amblyopia Among Children Screened by the UCLA Preschool Vision Program in Los Angeles County. Am J Ophthalmol. 2020 02; 210:78-85.

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Bhatt P, Narvekar P, Lalani R, Chougule MB, Pathak Y, Sutariya V. An in vitro Assessment of Thermo-Reversible Gel Formulation Containing Sunitinib Nanoparticles for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration. AAPS PharmSciTech. 2019 Aug 09; 20(7):281.

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Chen MF, Kim CH, Coleman AL. Cyclodestructive procedures for refractory glaucoma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2019 03 10; 3:CD012223.

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Ross AG, Jivraj I, Rodriguez G, Pistilli M, Chen JJ, Sergott RC, Moster M, Sheldon CA, Liu GT, Foroozan R, Ko MW, Francis CE, Williams ZR, Lee AG, McClelland CM, Shindler KS, Yalamanchili S, Osborne B, Hedges TR, Van Stavern GP, Puckett E, Rigi M, García-Basterra I, Tamhankar MA. Retrospective, Multicenter Comparison of the Clinical Presentation of Patients Presenting With Diplopia From Giant Cell Arteritis vs Other Causes. J Neuroophthalmol. 2019 Mar; 39(1):8-13.

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Hashemi H, Mehravaran S, Asgari S. The effect of corneal cross-linking on the anterior and posterior parameters of the cornea: A prospective repeatability study. Rom J Ophthalmol. 2019 Jan-Mar; 63(1):68-74.

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Egan RA, Jirawuthiworavong G, Lincoff NS, Chen JJ, Francis CE, Leavitt JA. Retinal Arterio-Arterial Collaterals in Susac Syndrome. J Neuroophthalmol. 2018 12; 38(4):459-461.

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Nguyen AH, Fatehi N, Romero P, Miraftabi A, Kim E, Morales E, Giaconi J, Coleman AL, Law SK, Caprioli J, Nouri-Mahdavi K. Observational Outcomes of Initial Trabeculectomy With Mitomycin C in Patients of African Descent vs Patients of European Descent: Five-Year Results. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2018 10 01; 136(10):1106-1113.

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