"Contact Lenses" 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.
Lenses designed to be worn on the front surface of the eyeball. (UMDNS, 1999)
| Descriptor ID |
D003261
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.632.500.276
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Contact Lenses".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Contact Lenses" by people in Profiles.
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Chronic Conjunctivitis in an Older Patient With Ptosis. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2020 01 01; 138(1):97-98.
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Management of Corneal Scarring Secondary to Herpes Zoster Keratitis. Cornea. 2017 Aug; 36(8):1018-1023.
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Medically reversible limbal stem cell disease: clinical features and management strategies. Ophthalmology. 2014 Oct; 121(10):2053-8.
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Acanthamoeba keratitis: the persistence of cases following a multistate outbreak. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2012 Aug; 19(4):221-5.
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What causes keratoconus? Cornea. 2012 Jun; 31(6):716-9.
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Pythium insidiosum keratitis in Israel. Eye Contact Lens. 2011 Mar; 37(2):96-8.
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Clinical and microbiological characteristics of fungal keratitis in the United States, 2001-2007: a multicenter study. Ophthalmology. 2011 May; 118(5):920-6.
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Trends in fungal keratitis in the United States, 2001 to 2007. Ophthalmology. 2010 Dec; 117(12):2263-7.
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Fungal keratitis: changing pathogens and risk factors. Cornea. 2009 Jul; 28(6):638-43.
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Multiple drug-resistant Alcaligenes xylosoxidans keratitis in a sanitation worker. Eye Contact Lens. 2009 Jul; 35(4):212-4.