 Cataract
"Cataract" 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.
Partial or complete opacity on or in the lens or capsule of one or both eyes, impairing vision or causing blindness. The many kinds of cataract are classified by their morphology (size, shape, location) or etiology (cause and time of occurrence). (Dorland, 27th ed)
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D002386
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.510.245
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| Concept/Terms |
Cataract, Membranous- Cataract, Membranous
- Cataracts, Membranous
- Membranous Cataract
- Membranous Cataracts
- Pseudoaphakia
- Pseudoaphakias
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| 1983 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1985 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1993 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2016 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cataract" by people in Profiles.
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Berthoud VM, Gao J, Minogue PJ, Jara O, Mathias RT, Beyer EC. The Connexin50D47A Mutant Causes Cataracts by Calcium Precipitation. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2019 05 01; 60(6):2336-2346.
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Mach F, Ray KK, Wiklund O, Corsini A, Catapano AL, Bruckert E, De Backer G, Hegele RA, Hovingh GK, Jacobson TA, Krauss RM, Laufs U, Leiter LA, März W, Nordestgaard BG, Raal FJ, Roden M, Santos RD, Stein EA, Stroes ES, Thompson PD, Tokgözoglu L, Vladutiu GD, Gencer B, Stock JK, Ginsberg HN, Chapman MJ. Adverse effects of statin therapy: perception vs. the evidence - focus on glucose homeostasis, cognitive, renal and hepatic function, haemorrhagic stroke and cataract. Eur Heart J. 2018 07 14; 39(27):2526-2539.
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Jara O, Minogue PJ, Berthoud VM, Beyer EC. Chemical chaperone treatment improves levels and distributions of connexins in Cx50D47A mouse lenses. Exp Eye Res. 2018 10; 175:192-198.
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Smith CS, Nichols J, Riaz KM. Remission of Charles Bonnet syndrome after cataract extraction. Can J Ophthalmol. 2018 12; 53(6):e221-e222.
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Gao J, Minogue PJ, Beyer EC, Mathias RT, Berthoud VM. Disruption of the lens circulation causes calcium accumulation and precipitates in connexin mutant mice. . 2018 04 01; 314(4):C492-C503.
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Kuo DS, Sokol JT, Minogue PJ, Berthoud VM, Slavotinek AM, Beyer EC, Gould DB. Characterization of a variant of gap junction protein a8 identified in a family with hereditary cataract. PLoS One. 2017; 12(8):e0183438.
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Minogue PJ, Gao J, Zoltoski RK, Novak LA, Mathias RT, Beyer EC, Berthoud VM. Physiological and Optical Alterations Precede the Appearance of Cataracts in Cx46fs380 Mice. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2017 08 01; 58(10):4366–4374.
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Berthoud VM, Ngezahayo A. Focus on lens connexins. BMC Cell Biol. 2017 01 17; 18(Suppl 1):6.
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Borkar DS, Veldman P, Colby KA. Treatment of Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy by Descemet Stripping Without Endothelial Keratoplasty. Cornea. 2016 Oct; 35(10):1267-73.
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Berthoud VM, Minogue PJ, Lambert PA, Snabb JI, Beyer EC. The Cataract-linked Mutant Connexin50D47A Causes Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Mouse Lenses. J Biol Chem. 2016 08 19; 291(34):17569-78.
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