"Corneal Opacity" 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.
Disorder occurring in the central or peripheral area of the cornea. The usual degree of transparency becomes relatively opaque.
| Descriptor ID |
D003318
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.204.299
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| Concept/Terms |
Corneal Opacity- Corneal Opacity
- Corneal Opacities
- Opacities, Corneal
- Opacity, Corneal
- Leukoma
- Leukomas
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Corneal Opacity" by people in Profiles.
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Causes and Management Outcomes of Acquired Corneal Opacity in a Preschool Age (0-5 Years) Group: A Hospital-Based Study. Cornea. 2019 Jul; 38(7):868-872.
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Protocol for the first clinical trial to investigate safety and efficacy of corneal xenotransplantation in patients with corneal opacity, corneal perforation, or impending corneal perforation. Xenotransplantation. 2019 01; 26(1):e12446.
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Newborn Glaucoma: Do not Forget Infections. J Glaucoma. 2018 07; 27(7):e131-e132.
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Sutureless femtosecond anterior lamellar keratoplasty: a 1-year follow-up study. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2014 Sep; 62(9):923-6.
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De Barsy Syndrome: a genetically heterogeneous autosomal recessive cutis laxa syndrome related to P5CS and PYCR1 dysfunction. Am J Med Genet A. 2012 Apr; 158A(4):927-31.
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Penetrating autokeratoplasty for unilateral corneal opacification. Eye Contact Lens. 2012 Mar; 38(2):112-5.
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Visual outcome of cataract surgery with pupillary sphincterotomy in eyes with coexisting corneal opacity. BMC Med. 2004 Apr 07; 2:10.