Vision Disorders

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	C10.597.751.941 C11.966 C23.888.592.763.941
Concept/Terms	Vision Disorders Vision Disorders Vision Disorder Visual Disorders Disorder, Visual Disorders, Visual Visual Disorder Macropsia Macropsia Macropsias Visual Impairment Visual Impairment Impairment, Visual Impairments, Visual Visual Impairments Micropsia Micropsia Micropsias Vision Disability Vision Disability Disabilities, Vision Disability, Vision Vision Disabilities Hemeralopia Hemeralopia Hemeralopias Day Blindness Blindness, Day Metamorphopsia Metamorphopsia Metamorphopsias

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Vision Disorders".

Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Neurologic Manifestations [C10.597]
Sensation Disorders [C10.597.751]
Vision Disorders [C10.597.751.941]
Eye Diseases [C11]
Vision Disorders [C11.966]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Neurologic Manifestations [C23.888.592]
Sensation Disorders [C23.888.592.763]
Vision Disorders [C23.888.592.763.941]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Vision Disorders".

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Bar chart showing 62 publications over 23 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2012

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
2002	1	0	1
2003	1	1	2
2005	1	0	1
2006	1	0	1
2007	1	2	3
2008	2	2	4
2009	4	0	4
2010	3	1	4
2011	3	1	4
2012	4	2	6
2013	2	1	3
2014	0	4	4
2015	1	2	3
2016	1	2	3
2018	2	1	3
2019	2	1	3
2020	0	1	1
2021	0	1	1
2022	1	3	4
2023	0	2	2
2024	2	1	3
2025	1	0	1

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Thapa HB, Dev MK, Bajracharya K, Chaudhuri S, Pandey N, Khadka S, Judson K, Bassett K, Paudel P. Prevalence of vision impairment and refractive error in rural Nepalese children under five years of age. Clin Exp Optom. 2026 Apr; 109(3):487-496.

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Tissera KA, Buros-Stein A, Delva CA, Mayur O, Hawryluk EB, Harris J, Garza-Mayers AC. No Association of Pediatric Vitiligo With Visual Acuity Deficits. Pediatr Dermatol. 2025 Mar-Apr; 42(2):318-321.

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Son KY, Choi YJ, Kim B, Han K, Hwang S, Jung W, Shin DW, Lim DH. Association between Age-Related Macular Degeneration with Visual Disability and Risk of Dementia: A Nationwide Cohort Study. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2025 02; 26(2):105392.

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Thurman S, Fischer C, Guerin J, Gavrilova R, Brodsky M. CAD-Related Disorder (EIEE-50) in an Infant With Cortical Visual Impairment. J Child Neurol. 2024 05; 39(5-6):218-221.

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Xu S, Jesdale WM, Dub? CE, Nielsen NN, McPhillips EA, Lapane KL. Social engagement and cognitive impairment among nursing home residents: The role of sensory impairment. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2024 07; 122:105397.

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Carmichael JH, Kalagher KM, Reznek MA, Modi P. Improving Accessibility in the Emergency Department for Patients with Disabilities: A Qualitative Study. West J Emerg Med. 2023 May 03; 24(3):377-383.

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Srichawla BS, Catton RM, Lichtenberg AA, Henninger N. Clinical characteristics and risk factors for bilateral lateral geniculate body pathology: a systematic review of the literature. Neurol Sci. 2023 Oct; 44(10):3481-3493.

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Soares RR, Nahar A, Mahmoudzadeh R, Kazan AS, Williamson JE, Wong MK, Hsu J, Chiang A, Yonekawa Y. A Geographic Analysis of Google Characterizations of Who Is an "Eye Doctor" Across the US. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2022 12 01; 140(12):1174-1178.

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Adomfeh J, Jastrzembski BG, Oke I. Association of Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status With Visual Impairment in Adolescent Children in the US. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2022 10 01; 140(10):1006-1010.

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Soares RR, Huang C, Sharpe J, Cobbs L, Gopal A, Rao W, Samuelson A, Parikh D, Zhang Q, Bailey R, Dunn JP, Minor J, Moster ML, Penne RB, Shields C, Shukla AG, Syed Z, Wisner D, Haller JA, Yonekawa Y. Geographic and socioeconomic access disparities to Phase 3 clinical trials in ophthalmology in the United States. Eye (Lond). 2023 Jun; 37(9):1822-1828.

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