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Vision, Low MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Vision, Low
Tree Number(s)
C10.597.751.941.905
C11.966.905
C23.888.592.763.941.848
Unique ID
D015354
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015354
Annotation
do not make a diagnosis: use term of author
Scope Note
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.).
Entry Term(s)
Vision, Diminished
Vision, Reduced
Vision, Subnormal
NLM Classification #
WW 140.5
Previous Indexing
Vision Disorders (1967-1988)
Visual Acuity (1969-1988)
Public MeSH Note
2000; see VISION, SUBNORMAL 1990-1999, see VISION, LOW 1989; for VISION, LOW see VISION, SUBNORMAL 1990-1999
History Note
2000(1989)
Date Introduced
1989/01/01
Last Updated
1999/11/03
Vision, Low Preferred
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