Diseases

Asthenopia

Term generally used to describe complaints related to refractive error, ocular muscle imbalance, including pain or aching around the eyes, burning and itchiness of the eyelids, ocular fatigue, and headaches.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Term generally used to describe complaints related to refractive error, ocular muscle imbalance, including pain or aching around the eyes, burning and itchiness of the eyelids, ocular fatigue, and headaches.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Eye Fatigue
  • Eyestrain
  • Fatigue, Visual
  • Visual Fatigue
  • Fatigue, Eye

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

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Indexing Annotation

ocular fatigue

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History Note

EYESTRAIN was heading 1963-67

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Tree Number

  1. C11w.093w

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NLM Classification

WW 140

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Asthenopia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001248. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001248
  2. Asthenopia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_strain
  3. Asthenopia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q749159