 Visual Acuity
"Visual Acuity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Clarity or sharpness of OCULAR VISION or the ability of the eye to see fine details. Visual acuity depends on the functions of RETINA, neuronal transmission, and the interpretative ability of the brain. Normal visual acuity is expressed as 20/20 indicating that one can see at 20 feet what should normally be seen at that distance. Visual acuity can also be influenced by brightness, color, and contrast.
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D014792
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.380.850.950 F02.463.593.932.901 G14.940
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| Concept/Terms |
Visual Acuity- Visual Acuity
- Acuities, Visual
- Acuity, Visual
- Visual Acuities
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| 1989 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2006 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Visual Acuity" by people in Profiles.
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Singer MA, Merrill P, Yeh S, Hall C, Kapik B, Ciulla TA. Suprachoroidal triamcinolone acetonide versus rescue therapies for the treatment of uveitic macular oedema: A post hoc analysis of PEACHTREE. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2022 01; 50(1):23-30.
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Suhler EB, Jaffe GJ, Fortin E, Lim LL, Merrill PT, Dick AD, Brezin AP, Nguyen QD, Thorne JE, Van Calster J, Cimino L, Adan A, Goto H, Kaburaki T, Kramer M, Vitale AT, Kron M, Song AP, Liu J, Pathai S, Douglas KM, Schlaen A, Muccioli C, Van Velthoven MEJ, Zierhut M, Rosenbaum JT. Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Adalimumab in Patients with Noninfectious Intermediate Uveitis, Posterior Uveitis, or Panuveitis. Ophthalmology. 2021 06; 128(6):899-909.
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Smet AF, Byrne RW. African elephants interpret a trunk gesture as a clue to direction of interest. Curr Biol. 2020 08 17; 30(16):R926-R927.
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Sharma A, Bandello F, Loewenstein A, Kuppermann BD, Lanzetta P, Zur D, Hilely A, Iglicki M, Veritti D, Wang A, Miassi F, Bellocq D, Zacharias LC, Makam D, Kumar N, Parachuri N, Barriera AK, Sharma R, Faridi H, Mathis T, Kodjikian L. Current role of intravitreal injections in Irvine Gass syndrome-CRIIG study. Int Ophthalmol. 2020 Nov; 40(11):3067-3075.
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Thompson JM, Truong AH, Stern HD, Djalilian A, Cortina MS, Tu EY, Johnson P, Verdier DD, Rafol L, Lubeck D, Spektor T, Jorgensen C, Rubenstein JB, Majmudar PA, Talati R, Basti S, Feder R, Sugar A, Mian SI, Balasubramanian N, Sandhu J, Gaynes BI, Bouchard CS. A Multicenter Study Evaluating the Risk Factors and Outcomes of Repeat Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty. Cornea. 2019 Feb; 38(2):177-182.
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Hunt D, Stuart S, Nell J, Hausdorff JM, Galna B, Rochester L, Alcock L. Do people with Parkinson's disease look at task relevant stimuli when walking? An exploration of eye movements. Behav Brain Res. 2018 08 01; 348:82-89.
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Alsomali HJ, Vines DL, Stein BD, Becker EA. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Written Dry Powder Inhaler Instructions and Health Literacy in Subjects Diagnosed With COPD. Respir Care. 2017 Feb; 62(2):172-178.
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Nguyen QD, Merrill PT, Clark WL, Banker AS, Fardeau C, Franco P, LeHoang P, Ohno S, Rathinam SR, Thurau S, Abraham A, Wilson L, Yang Y, Shams N. Intravitreal Sirolimus for Noninfectious Uveitis: A Phase III Sirolimus Study Assessing Double-masKed Uveitis TReAtment (SAKURA). Ophthalmology. 2016 11; 123(11):2413-2423.
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Chen CJ, Kaufman S, Packo K, Stöhr H, Weber BH, Goldberg MF. 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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Tannan A, Jhaveri M, Moftakhar R, Munich S, Harbhajanka A, Cohen AJ. Compressive optic neuropathy secondary to a lateral rectus muscle dermoid cyst. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015 May-Jun; 31(3):e63-4.
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