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Abstract
Vision considered to be inferior to normal vision as represented by accepted standards of acuity, field of vision, or motility. Low vision generally refers to visual disorders that are caused by diseases that cannot be corrected by refraction (e.g., MACULAR DEGENERATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY, etc.).
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7 entry terms
- Vision, Diminished
- Vision, Low
- Vision, Reduced
- Vision, Subnormal
- Diminished Vision
- Reduced Vision
- Subnormal Vision
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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do not make a diagnosis: use term of author
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2000(1989)
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- Vision Disorders (1967-1988)
- Visual Acuity (1969-1988)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Low Vision. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015354. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015354
- Low Vision. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_vision
- Low Vision. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2634782