Visually Impaired Persons
"Visually Impaired Persons" 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.
Persons with loss of vision such that there is an impact on activities of daily living.
| Descriptor ID |
D019987
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.150.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Visually Impaired Persons- Visually Impaired Persons
- Impaired Person, Visually
- Impaired Persons, Visually
- Person, Visually Impaired
- Persons, Visually Impaired
- Visually Impaired Person
- Blind Persons
- Blind Person
- Person, Blind
- Persons, Blind
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Visually Impaired Persons" by people in Profiles.
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Sansgiry SS, Pawaskar MD, Bhounsule P. Over-the-counter medication purchase and use by blind consumers. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2012 Aug; 23(3):1048-57.
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Rentschler AJ, Simpson R, Cooper RA, Boninger ML. Clinical evaluation of Guido robotic walker. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2008; 45(9):1281-93.
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Sansgiry SS, Pawaskar M. Over-the-counter medication labels: are we ignoring the needs of blind consumers? Optometry. 2004 Jul; 75(7):407-8.