 Cataract
"Cataract" 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.
Partial or complete opacity on or in the lens or capsule of one or both eyes, impairing vision or causing blindness. The many kinds of cataract are classified by their morphology (size, shape, location) or etiology (cause and time of occurrence). (Dorland, 27th ed)
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D002386
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.510.245
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| Concept/Terms |
Cataract, Membranous- Cataract, Membranous
- Cataracts, Membranous
- Membranous Cataract
- Membranous Cataracts
- Pseudoaphakia
- Pseudoaphakias
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| 1987 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1991 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 1992 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 1993 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 1994 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cataract" by people in Profiles.
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Zeng M, Wang R, Cheng B, Yang C, Chen Y, Liu X. Effectiveness of intraoperative intraocular lens use on improving surgical safety for dense cataract phacoemulsification: a randomized controlled trial. Sci Rep. 2020 01 31; 10(1):1600.
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Kang JH, Wu J, Cho E, Ogata S, Jacques P, Taylor A, Chiu CJ, Wiggs JL, Seddon JM, Hankinson SE, Schaumberg DA, Pasquale LR. Contribution of the Nurses' Health Study to the Epidemiology of Cataract, Age-Related Macular Degeneration, and Glaucoma. Am J Public Health. 2016 Sep; 106(9):1684-9.
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Kovai V, Prasadarao BV, Paudel P, Stapleton F, Wilson D. Reasons for refusing cataract surgery in illiterate individuals in a tribal area of Andhra Pradesh, India. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2014 Jun; 21(3):144-52.
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Tseng VL, Greenberg PB, Wu WC, Jiang L, Li E, Kang JM, Scott IU, Friedmann PD. Cataract surgery complications in nonagenarians. Ophthalmology. 2011 Jul; 118(7):1229-35.
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Chodick G, Kleinerman RA, Stovall M, Abramson DH, Seddon JM, Smith SA, Tucker MA. Risk of cataract extraction among adult retinoblastoma survivors. Arch Ophthalmol. 2009 Nov; 127(11):1500-4.
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Schaal S, Barr CC. Management of macular holes: a comparison of 1-year outcomes of 3 surgical techniques. Retina. 2009 Sep; 29(8):1091-6.
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Plotnikova OV, Kondrashov FA, Vlasov PK, Grigorenko AP, Ginter EK, Rogaev EI. Conversion and compensatory evolution of the gamma-crystallin genes and identification of a cataractogenic mutation that reverses the sequence of the human CRYGD gene to an ancestral state. Am J Hum Genet. 2007 Jul; 81(1):32-43.
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Seddon JM. Multivitamin-multimineral supplements and eye disease: age-related macular degeneration and cataract. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Jan; 85(1):304S-307S.
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Curtis JR, Westfall AO, Allison J, Bijlsma JW, Freeman A, George V, Kovac SH, Spettell CM, Saag KG. Population-based assessment of adverse events associated with long-term glucocorticoid use. Arthritis Rheum. 2006 Jun 15; 55(3):420-6.
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Higgins KE, Wood JM. Predicting components of closed road driving performance from vision tests. Optom Vis Sci. 2005 Aug; 82(8):647-56.
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