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Preferred term

Vision, Low  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Vision considered to be inferior to normal vision as represented by accepted standards of acuity, field of vision, or motility. Low vision generally refers to visual disorders that are caused by diseases that cannot be corrected by refraction (e.g., MACULAR DEGENERATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY, etc.).

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Vision, Diminished
  • Vision, Reduced
  • Vision, Subnormal

In other languages

  • French

  • Vision basse
  • Vision diminuée
  • Vision réduite

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-S1C452TX-1

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