Myopia
"Myopia" 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.
A refractive error in which rays of light entering the EYE parallel to the optic axis are brought to a focus in front of the RETINA when accommodation (ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR) is relaxed. This results from an overly curved CORNEA or from the eyeball being too long from front to back. It is also called nearsightedness.
| Descriptor ID |
D009216
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.744.636
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| Concept/Terms |
Myopia- Myopia
- Myopias
- Nearsightedness
- Nearsightednesses
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