"Dark Adaptation" 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.
Adjustment of the eyes under conditions of low light. The sensitivity of the eye to light is increased during dark adaptation.
| Descriptor ID |
D003623
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G14.020.371
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| Concept/Terms |
Dark Adaptation- Dark Adaptation
- Adaptation, Dark
- Scotopic Adaptation
- Adaptation, Scotopic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dark Adaptation" by people in Profiles.
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Effects of elevated intraocular pressure on alpha ganglion cells in experimental glaucoma mice. Vision Res. 2024 Nov; 224:108475.
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Improved Rod Sensitivity as Assessed by Two-Color Dark-Adapted Perimetry in Patients With RPE65-Related Retinopathy Treated With Voretigene Neparvovec-rzyl. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2023 04 03; 12(4):17.
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Effect of Pharmacological Pupil Dilation on Dark-Adapted Perimetric Sensitivity in Healthy Subjects Using an Octopus 900 Perimeter. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2021 12 01; 10(14):18.
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Daily mitochondrial dynamics in cone photoreceptors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 11 17; 117(46):28816-28827.
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Distinct subcomponents of mouse retinal ganglion cell receptive fields are differentially altered by light adaptation. Vision Res. 2017 02; 131:96-105.
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Effects of Chronic and Acute Intraocular Pressure Elevation on Scotopic and Photopic Contrast Sensitivity in Mice. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2016 06 01; 57(7):3077-87.
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Prolonged elevation of intraocular pressure results in retinal ganglion cell loss and abnormal retinal function in mice. Exp Eye Res. 2015 Jan; 130:29-37.
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Spectral sensitivity of the electroretinogram b-wave in dark-adapted Prussian carp (Carassius gibelio Bloch, 1782). Fish Physiol Biochem. 2014 Dec; 40(6):1899-906.
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Pharmacological inhibitions of glutamate transporters EAAT1 and EAAT2 compromise glutamate transport in photoreceptor to ON-bipolar cell synapses. Vision Res. 2014 Oct; 103:49-62.
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Sign-preserving and sign-inverting synaptic interactions between rod and cone photoreceptors in the dark-adapted retina. J Physiol. 2013 Nov 15; 591(22):5711-26.