 Visual Acuity
"Visual Acuity" 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.
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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Visual Acuity" by people in this website by year, and whether "Visual Acuity" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1998 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 1999 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2001 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2003 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2005 | 2 | 7 | 9 | | 2006 | 3 | 11 | 14 | | 2007 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 2008 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2009 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2010 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 2011 | 1 | 7 | 8 | | 2012 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 2013 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2014 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 2015 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2016 | 3 | 7 | 10 | | 2017 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2018 | 8 | 9 | 17 | | 2019 | 8 | 8 | 16 | | 2020 | 13 | 10 | 23 | | 2021 | 2 | 6 | 8 | | 2022 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 2023 | 1 | 7 | 8 | | 2024 | 7 | 6 | 13 | | 2025 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Visual Acuity" by people in Profiles.
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Said RB, Kraker JA, Trejo-Lopez J, Salomao DR, Scruggs BA. PEDIATRIC MACULAR HOLE ASSOCIATED WITH VITREORETINAL TRACTION ON EPIRETINAL LESIONS: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2025 Nov 01; 19(6):730-735.
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Azargui S, Huang AM, Vloka CN, Xia JL, Hink EM. Two Cases of Rapidly Progressive Vision Loss From Ischemic Reperfusion Injury and Rhabdomyolysis. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2026 Jan-Feb 01; 42(1):e9-e13.
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de Alba Campomanes AG, Repka MX, Wu R, Hatt SR, Young MP, McCourt EA, Colburn JD, Beaulieu WT, Kraker RT, Cotter SA, Holmes JM. Ophthalmic outcomes five years after lensectomy among children with Down syndrome. J AAPOS. 2025 Aug; 29(4):104273.
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Shantha JG, Moussa K, Laovirojjanakul W, Yeh S, Tsui E, Chen JL, Vitale AT, Shakoor A, Larochelle M, Niemeyer K, Mentreddy A, Livnat I, Safo M, Ao W, Choo C, Yan D, Zhong L, Chen C, Da Silva K, Reddy AK, Lee J, Sura A, Crowell EL, Qian Y, Sharon Y, Hinterwirth A, Porco T, Arnold BF, Gonzales J, Acharya NR, Lietman TM, Doan T. The Effect of Metagenomic Sequencing on Patient Clinical Outcomes for Intraocular Infections: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Ophthalmol. 2025 Nov; 279:100-109.
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Mayeda M, Scott AT, Young CC, SooHoo JR, Pantcheva MB, Patnaik JL, Kahook MY, Seibold LK. The Effect of Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation on the Outcomes of Excisional Goniotomy With and Without Phacoemulsification. J Glaucoma. 2025 Oct 01; 34(10):819-826.
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Sargsyan S, Fung SE, Lee TS, Park KS, Fung BM, Groessl E, Ozzello DJ, Korn BS, Kikkawa DO, Afshari NA, Liu CY. Impact of neurotrophic keratopathy on quality of life: a utility analysis. Can J Ophthalmol. 2025 Dec; 60(6):e800-e806.
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Arnold RW, Birch E, Bradford G, Collins M, Donahue SP, Gaier ED, Ghasia F, Greninger DA, Hutchinson AK, Jastrzembski B, Kemper AR, O'Neil J, Pineles S, Rotruck J, Wang B, Wygnanski-Jaffe T. Defining and measuring population-level amblyopia treatment outcomes: a proposal by the AAPOS Vision Screening and Research Committees. J AAPOS. 2025 Aug; 29(4):104231.
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Smith CG, Edwards Mayhew RG, Singh JK, Patnaik JL, Wagner BD, Wise RE, Jung JL, Puente MA, Hickey F, Fonteh C, McCourt EA. Screening Corneal Tomography for the Diagnosis of Keratoconus in Pediatric Patients With Trisomy 21. Am J Ophthalmol. 2025 Sep; 277:349-355.
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Elsharawi R, Lee D, Mittal A, Chamberlain WD, Tauber J, Redd TK. Use of Decellularized Descemet Membrane Anterior Keratoplasty to Facilitate Epithelialization of Pediatric Penetrating Keratoplasty for Total Sclerocornea. Cornea. 2025 Dec 01; 44(12):1543-1545.
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Chen H, Strong Caldwell A, Patnaik JL, Feinstein EG, Ghiassi M, Mathias MT, Oliver SCN. LONG-TERM FUNCTIONAL AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN FAMILIAL EXUDATIVE VITREORETINOPATHY. Retina. 2025 05 01; 45(5):908-914.
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