"Vision Disorders" 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.
Visual impairments limiting one or more of the basic functions of the eye: visual acuity, dark adaptation, color vision, or peripheral vision. These may result from EYE DISEASES; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; VISUAL PATHWAY diseases; OCCIPITAL LOBE diseases; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS; and other conditions (From Newell, Ophthalmology: Principles and Concepts, 7th ed, p132).
| Descriptor ID |
D014786
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.751.941 C11.966 C23.888.592.763.941
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| Concept/Terms |
Vision Disorders- Vision Disorders
- Vision Disorder
- Visual Disorders
- Disorder, Visual
- Disorders, Visual
- Visual Disorder
Visual Impairment- Visual Impairment
- Impairment, Visual
- Impairments, Visual
- Visual Impairments
Vision Disability- Vision Disability
- Disabilities, Vision
- Disability, Vision
- Vision Disabilities
Hemeralopia- Hemeralopia
- Hemeralopias
- Day Blindness
- Blindness, Day
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Vision Disorders" by people in this website by year, and whether "Vision Disorders" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2004 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2019 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2022 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2023 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vision Disorders" by people in Profiles.
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Spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS): expert consensus on diagnosis and management. Eye (Lond). 2026 Aug; 40(12):1794-1805.
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Summary population attributable fraction of dementia prevalence associated with sensory risk factors. J Alzheimers Dis. 2026 03; 110(1_suppl):S152-S163.
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Ophthalmic Outcomes in Preterm Infants. Neoreviews. 2025 06 01; 26(6):e411-e418.
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Vision-Threatening Complications of Soft Tissue Fillers: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Ophthalmology. 2025 08; 132(8):935-944.
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Characterization of Visual Field Loss Over 4 Years in the Rate of Progression in USH2A-Related Retinal Degeneration (RUSH2A) Study. Am J Ophthalmol. 2025 Aug; 276:9-21.
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Visual deterioration secondary to medial sphenoid wing meningioma: systematic assessment of patient-reported outcomes and factors contributing to recovery after surgical treatment. J Neurosurg. 2025 03 01; 142(3):722-730.
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Vision Impairment and Frailty Among Mexican American Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study. J Appl Gerontol. 2024 06; 43(6):755-764.
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Population prevalence of dual sensory loss in community-dwelling US adults 71?years and older: Evidence from the National Health and Aging Trends Study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 02; 72(2):536-543.
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Preparing the Ocular Surface for a Boston Keratoprosthesis Type 1 Through En Bloc Minor Salivary Gland Transplantation and Mucous Membrane Grafting in End-Stage Stevens-Johnson Syndrome. Cornea. 2023 Jul 01; 42(7):912-916.
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Patterns of Prevalence of Multiple Sensory Impairments Among Community-dwelling Older Adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2022 10 06; 77(10):2123-2132.