"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.
| Descriptor ID |
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Blindness" by people in Profiles.
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Inattentional blindness to DWI lesions in spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage. Neurol Sci. 2022 Jul; 43(7):4355-4361.
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Non-24-h Sleep-Wake Disorder in the Blind. Drugs. 2017 Apr; 77(6):637-650.
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Long-Term Macular Changes in the First Proband of Autosomal Dominant Vitreoretinochoroidopathy (ADVIRC) Due to a Newly Identified Mutation in BEST1. Ophthalmic Genet. 2016; 37(1):102-8.
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Entraining the free-running circadian clocks of blind people. Lancet. 2015 Oct 31; 386(10005):1713.
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Are patients with Parkinson's disease blind to blindsight? Brain. 2014 Jun; 137(Pt 6):1838-49.
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Incidence and risk factors for perioperative visual loss after spinal fusion. Spine J. 2014 Sep 01; 14(9):1866-72.
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Current state of care for diabetic retinopathy in India. Curr Diab Rep. 2013 Aug; 13(4):460-8.
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Lack of NPHP2 mutations in a newborn infant with Joubert syndrome-related disorder presenting as end-stage renal disease. Pediatr Nephrol. 2007 May; 22(5):750-2.
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The artificial silicon retina microchip for the treatment of vision loss from retinitis pigmentosa. Arch Ophthalmol. 2004 Apr; 122(4):460-9.
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Profile of ocular trauma in Papua New Guinea. Aust N Z J Ophthalmol. 1997 May; 25(2):151-5.