 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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| 1995 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2003 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2006 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2007 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2008 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2011 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 2012 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2014 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2015 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 2016 | 3 | 6 | 9 | | 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2018 | 7 | 8 | 15 | | 2019 | 7 | 6 | 13 | | 2020 | 12 | 7 | 19 | | 2021 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2022 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2023 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 2024 | 6 | 5 | 11 | | 2025 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
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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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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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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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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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Liu J, Edwards Mayhew RG, Imbornoni LM, Jung JL, Oliver SCN, Foreman NK, Mulcahy Levy JM, Hemenway M, McCourt EA. Pediatric MEK inhibitor-associated retinopathy: 8-year experience at a tertiary academic center and report of 2 cases. J AAPOS. 2025 Apr; 29(2):104178.
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Chaaya C, Pandiri S, Hoyek S, Lains I, Sokol J, Patel NA. Dropless Vitreoretinal Surgery: A Review and Pooled Analysis. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2025 Jul; 56(7):430-436.
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Hoskin AK, Sheng SNM, Blanch RJ, Giridhar A, Pauly M, Shah M, Sen A, Irawati Y, Pradhan E, Romero J, Agarwal M, Soleimani M, Grover AK, Mishra C, Ocampo HH, Khatri A, Bhalerao SA, Bhasin P, Ayachit A, Subramanian PS, Khandelwal R, Natarajan S, Sindal MD, Singh S, Fredrick T N, Zvornicanin J, Sundar G, Dalma-Weiszhausz J, Awan A, Ratra D, Bhatacharjee K, Choovuthayakorn J, Sharma S, Tawdekar Y, Jayadev C, Boesoirie SF, Rousselot AM, Rojas-Carabali W, Watson SL, Lee B, Agrawal R. Geographical differences in ophthalmic trauma outcomes and risk factors: the International Globe and Adnexal Trauma Epidemiological Eye Study (IGATES). Eye (Lond). 2025 Jun; 39(8):1532-1539.
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Borchert GA, Kiire CA, Stone NM, Akil H, Gkika T, Fischer MD, Xue K, Cehajic-Kapetanovic J, MacLaren RE, Charbel Issa P, Downes SM, De Silva SR. Real-world six-month outcomes in patients switched to faricimab following partial response to anti-VEGF therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular oedema. Eye (Lond). 2024 Dec; 38(18):3569-3577.
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