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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Vision, Low
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Baja Visión
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Baixa Visão
Synonyms
English
:
Vision, Subnormal
Vision, Reduced
Tree Number:
C10.597.751.941.905
C11.966.905
C23.888.592.763.941.848
Definition
English
:
Vision considered to be inferior to normal vision as represented by accepted standards of acuity, field of vision, or motility. Low vision generally refers to visual disorders that are caused by diseases that cannot be corrected by refraction (e.g.,
MACULAR DEGENERATION
;
RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA
;
DIABETIC RETINOPATHY
, etc.).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not make a
diagnosis
: use term of author
History Note
English
:
2000(1989)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
28307
Unique Identifier:
D015354
Occurrence in VHL
:
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