 Vision Screening
"Vision Screening" 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.
Application of tests and examinations to identify visual defects or vision disorders occurring in specific populations, as in school children, the elderly, etc. It is differentiated from VISION TESTS, which are given to evaluate/measure individual visual performance not related to a specific population.
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D015351
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.380.850.900 E05.318.308.980.438.580.925 L01.280.960.500.580.925 N05.715.360.300.800.438.500.825 N06.850.520.308.980.438.580.925 N06.850.780.500.950
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| Concept/Terms |
Vision Screening- Vision Screening
- Screening, Vision
- Screenings, Vision
- Vision Screenings
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Vision Screening" by people in this website by year, and whether "Vision Screening" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vision Screening" by people in Profiles.
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Manny RE, Sinnott LT, Jones-Jordan LA, Messer D, Twelker JD, Cotter SA, Kleinstein RN, Crescioni M. Predictors of adequate correction following vision screening failure. Optom Vis Sci. 2012 Jun; 89(6):892-900.
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Scheiman M, Mitchell GL, Cotter S, Rouse M, Borsting E, Kulp M, Cooper J, London R, Wensveen J. Accommodative insufficiency is the primary source of symptoms in children diagnosed with convergence insufficiency. Optom Vis Sci. 2006 Nov; 83(11):857-8; author reply 858-9.
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Zadnik K, Manny RE, Yu JA, Mitchell GL, Cotter SA, Quiralte JC, Shipp M, Friedman NE, Kleinstein R, Walker TW, Jones LA, Moeschberger ML, Mutti DO. Ocular component data in schoolchildren as a function of age and gender. Optom Vis Sci. 2003 Mar; 80(3):226-36.
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Thomas R, George T, Braganza A, Muliyil J. The flashlight test and van Herick's test are poor predictors for occludable angles. Aust N Z J Ophthalmol. 1996 Aug; 24(3):251-6.
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