"Contact Lenses" 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.
Lenses designed to be worn on the front surface of the eyeball. (UMDNS, 1999)
| Descriptor ID |
D003261
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.632.500.276
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Contact Lenses".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Contact Lenses" by people in Profiles.
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Morphological characteristics of Meibomian Glands and their Influence on Dry Eye disease in contact lens wearers. Ocul Surf. 2022 04; 24:93-99.
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Combined therapy of ocular surface disease with plasma rich in growth factors and scleral contact lenses. Ocul Surf. 2022 01; 23:162-168.
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Scleral Lens Use in Neurotrophic Keratopathy: A Review of Current Concepts and Practice. Eye Contact Lens. 2021 Mar 01; 47(3):144-148.
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Outcomes of Scleral Contact Lens Use in Veteran Population. Eye Contact Lens. 2020 Nov; 46(6):348-352.
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Impact of meibomian gland width on successful contact lens use. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2019 12; 42(6):646-651.
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Knowledge and Use of Cosmetic Contact Lenses Among Reproductive-Age Women. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2019 03; 28(3):403-409.
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Assessment of the Prosthetic Replacement of Ocular Surface Ecosystem (PROSE) scleral lens on visual acuity for corneal irregularity and ocular surface disease. Ocul Surf. 2018 04; 16(2):254-258.
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Associations with Meibomian Gland Atrophy in Daily Contact Lens Wearers. Optom Vis Sci. 2015 Sep; 92(9):e206-13.
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Stereopsis results at 4.5 years of age in the infant aphakia treatment study. Am J Ophthalmol. 2015 Jan; 159(1):64-70.e1-2.
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Patient ocular conditions and clinical outcomes using a PROSE scleral device. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2013 Aug; 36(4):159-63.