"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.
| Descriptor ID |
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Blindness" by people in Profiles.
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Advancing a Human Onchocerciasis Vaccine From Antigen Discovery to Efficacy Studies Against Natural Infection of Cattle With Onchocerca ochengi. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022; 12:869039.
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Hypnic Amaurosis Fugax. J Neuroophthalmol. 2022 03 01; 42(1):e357-e358.
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Eye movements and the perceived location of phosphenes generated by intracranial primary visual cortex stimulation in the blind. Brain Stimul. 2021 Jul-Aug; 14(4):851-860.
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Targeted deletion of Vegfa in adult mice induces vision loss. J Clin Invest. 2012 Nov; 122(11):4213-7.
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Bilateral visual loss: more than meets the eye. Surv Ophthalmol. 2013 Jan-Feb; 58(1):86-91.
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Amiodarone-associated optic neuropathy: a critical review. Am J Med. 2012 May; 125(5):447-53.
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The PCP's role in chronic open-angle glaucoma. Geriatrics. 2009 Jul; 64(7):20-8.
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Ocular manifestations associated with brucellosis: a 26-year experience in Peru. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 May 01; 46(9):1338-45.
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Prevalence and clinical features of migraine in a population of visually impaired subjects in Curitiba, Brazil. Cephalalgia. 2001 Nov; 21(9):900-5.
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Radiation-induced injury to the visual pathway. Radiother Oncol. 1994 Jan; 30(1):17-25.