"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)
| Descriptor ID |
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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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cataract" by people in Profiles.
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Occupational exposures and age-related cataract: A review. Arch Environ Occup Health. 2024; 79(9-10):283-292.
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Evaluation of an Intervention to Reduce Low-Value Preoperative Care for Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery at a Safety-Net Health System. JAMA Intern Med. 2019 May 01; 179(5):648-657.
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Cataract Surgery and Motor Vehicle Fatality Prevention-Reply. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2018 07 01; 136(7):839-840.
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Characteristics Associated With Receiving Cataract Surgery in the US Medicare and Veterans Health Administration Populations. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2018 07 01; 136(7):738-745.
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Association of Cataract Surgery With Mortality in Older Women: Findings from the Women's Health Initiative. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2018 01 01; 136(1):3-10.
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Comparison of Clinical Trial and Systematic Review Outcomes for the 4 Most Prevalent Eye Diseases. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2017 09 01; 135(9):933-940.
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Quality of life in adults with strabismus. Am J Ophthalmol. 2015 Mar; 159(3):539-44.e2.
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Effect of yellow-tinted intraocular lens on standard automated perimetry and short wavelength automated perimetry in patients with glaucoma. Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol. 2014 Jul-Sep; 21(3):216-9.
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Risk of fractures following cataract surgery in Medicare beneficiaries. JAMA. 2012 Aug 01; 308(5):493-501.
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Sources of binocular suprathreshold visual field loss in a cohort of older women being followed for risk of falls (an American Ophthalmological Society thesis). Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 2007; 105:312-29.