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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.

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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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cataract" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cataract" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 22 publications over 13 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2009 and 2023
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