 Blindness
"Blindness" 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.
The inability to see or the loss or absence of perception of visual stimuli. This condition may be the result of EYE DISEASES; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; OPTIC CHIASM diseases; or BRAIN DISEASES affecting the VISUAL PATHWAYS or OCCIPITAL LOBE.
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D001766
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.751.941.162 C11.966.075 C23.888.592.763.941.162
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Blindness" by people in Profiles.
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De la Garza-Ramos R, Samdani AF, Sponseller PD, Ain MC, Miller NR, Shaffrey CI, Sciubba DM. Visual loss after corrective surgery for pediatric scoliosis: incidence and risk factors from a nationwide database. Spine J. 2016 Apr; 16(4):516-22.
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Rolando I, Olarte L, Vilchez G, Lluncor M, Otero L, Paris M, Carrillo C, Gotuzzo E. Ocular manifestations associated with brucellosis: a 26-year experience in Peru. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 May 01; 46(9):1338-45.
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Warady BA, Cibis G, Alon U, Blowey D, Hellerstein S. Senior-Loken syndrome: revisited. Pediatrics. 1994 Jul; 94(1):111-2.
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