Dominance, Ocular
"Dominance, Ocular" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The functional superiority and preferential use of one eye over the other. The term is usually applied to superiority in sighting (VISUAL PERCEPTION) or motor task but not difference in VISUAL ACUITY or dysfunction of one of the eyes. Ocular dominance can be modified by visual input and NEUROTROPHIC FACTORS.
| Descriptor ID |
D023882
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G11.561.225.425.500 G14.264
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| Concept/Terms |
Dominance, Ocular- Dominance, Ocular
- Ocular Dominance
- Eyedness
- Eye Dominance
- Dominance, Eye
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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