 Blindness
"Blindness" 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.
The inability to see or the loss or absence of perception of visual stimuli. This condition may be the result of EYE DISEASES; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; OPTIC CHIASM diseases; or BRAIN DISEASES affecting the VISUAL PATHWAYS or OCCIPITAL LOBE.
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D001766
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.751.941.162 C11.966.075 C23.888.592.763.941.162
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Blindness" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Blindness" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1990 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Blindness" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Tsai J, Ramanan B, Modrall JG, Hurd PW, Tsai S. Light-Induced Amaurosis-A Case Report and Brief Literature Review. Ann Vasc Surg. 2020 Jul; 66:671.e1-671.e4.
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Lee JDE, Gill C, Muzaffar J, Ahmed S, Amel-Kashipaz R. A rare differential for sinusitis and visual loss. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2020 02; 102(2):e42-e44.
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Elwy R, Gokden M, Cai R. Emergency Optic Canal Decompression for Vision Salvage in Fibrous Dysplasia. World Neurosurg. 2018 Jan; 109:134-137.
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Story LM, Duke JM, Smeds MR, Ali AT, Moursi MM, Lyons LC, Escobar GA. Contemporary Characteristics and Outcomes of Young Patients (Under 50 Years) Undergoing Open Carotid Artery Surgery. Ann Vasc Surg. 2017 Oct; 44:375-380.
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Buckle M, Lee A, Mohamed Q, Fletcher E, Sallam A, Healy R, Stratton I, Tufail A, Johnston RL. Prevalence and incidence of blindness and other degrees of sight impairment in patients treated for neovascular age-related macular degeneration in a well-defined region of the United Kingdom. Eye (Lond). 2015 Mar; 29(3):403-8.
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Elder BD, Goodwin CR, Kosztowski TA, Radvany MG, Gailloud P, Moghekar A, Subramanian PS, Miller NR, Rigamonti D. Venous sinus stenting is a valuable treatment for fulminant idiopathic intracranial hypertension. J Clin Neurosci. 2015 Apr; 22(4):685-9.
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Ghatalia PA, Vick A, Vattoth S, Roberson GH, Pappas PG. Reversible blindness in cryptococcal meningitis with normal intracranial pressure: case report and review of the literature. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 15; 59(2):310-3.
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Vaca EE, Mundinger GS, Kelamis JA, Dorafshar AH, Christy MR, Manson PN, Rodriguez ED. Facial fractures with concomitant open globe injury: mechanisms and fracture patterns associated with blindness. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 Jun; 131(6):1317-1328.
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