"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Contact Lenses" by people in Profiles.
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Globe Axial Length Growth at Age 10.5 Years in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study. Am J Ophthalmol. 2020 08; 216:147-155.
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Effect of multipurpose care solutions upon physical dimensions of silicone hydrogel contact lenses. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2020 07; 108(5):1915-1924.
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Five-Year Postoperative Outcomes of Bilateral Aphakia and Pseudophakia in Children up to 2 Years of Age: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Am J Ophthalmol. 2018 09; 193:33-44.
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Globe Axial Length Growth at Age 5 Years in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study. Ophthalmology. 2017 05; 124(5):730-733.
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The role of preoperative biometry in selecting initial contact lens power in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study. J AAPOS. 2014 Jun; 18(3):251-4.
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Infant Aphakia Treatment Study: effects of persistent fetal vasculature on outcome at 1 year of age. J AAPOS. 2011 Oct; 15(5):427-31.
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Intraoperative performance and postoperative outcomes of cataract surgery in infant eyes with microphthalmos. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2009 Mar; 35(3):519-28.
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Multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial in pediatric cataract surgery: efficacy and effectiveness. Am J Ophthalmol. 2007 Oct; 144(4):616-7.
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Applications of contact lens devices in the management of corneal disease. Eye (Lond). 2003 Nov; 17(8):872-6.
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Scedosporium prolificans keratouveitis in association with a contact lens retained intraocularly over a long term. J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Dec; 39(12):4579-82.