Visual Acuity

"Visual Acuity" 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.

MeSH information

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Clarity or sharpness of OCULAR VISION or the ability of the eye to see fine details. Visual acuity depends on the functions of RETINA, neuronal transmission, and the interpretative ability of the brain. Normal visual acuity is expressed as 20/20 indicating that one can see at 20 feet what should normally be seen at that distance. Visual acuity can also be influenced by brightness, color, and contrast.

Descriptor ID	D014792
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.380.850.950 F02.463.593.932.901 G14.940
Concept/Terms	Visual Acuity Visual Acuity Acuities, Visual Acuity, Visual Visual Acuities

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological [E01.370.380]
Vision Tests [E01.370.380.850]
Visual Acuity [E01.370.380.850.950]
Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Psychological Phenomena [F02]
Mental Processes [F02.463]
Perception [F02.463.593]
Visual Perception [F02.463.593.932]
Visual Acuity [F02.463.593.932.901]
Biological Sciences [G]
Ocular Physiological Phenomena [G14]
Visual Acuity [G14.940]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Visual Acuity".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Visual Acuity" by people in this website by year, and whether "Visual Acuity" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 1361 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 92 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	2	13	15
1997	2	29	31
1998	3	19	22
1999	2	27	29
2000	4	23	27
2001	1	30	31
2002	5	30	35
2003	4	35	39
2004	5	22	27
2005	5	27	32
2006	5	32	37
2007	4	32	36
2008	4	33	37
2009	3	33	36
2010	7	41	48
2011	2	35	37
2012	5	49	54
2013	6	50	56
2014	10	63	73
2015	22	70	92
2016	16	60	76
2017	22	36	58
2018	25	40	65
2019	42	49	91
2020	40	44	84
2021	22	39	61
2022	1	24	25
2023	7	20	27
2024	32	30	62
2025	5	13	18

Below are the most recent publications written about "Visual Acuity" by people in Profiles.

Safran JP, Momenaei B, Martin J, Crain B, Richards C, Kaiser R, Garg SJ, Sivalingam A, Spirn M, Hsu J. RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENT AFTER VITRECTOMY AND SUBRETINAL TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR FOR SUBMACULAR HEMORRHAGE. Retina. 2025 06 01; 45(6):1043-1049.

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Singh SR, Boscia F, Boscia G, Romano MR, Ferrara M, Menzio S, Veritti D, Sarao V, Lanzetta P, Arevalo JF, Parolini B, Kuppermann B, Singh R, Hassan T, Rezaei K, Wu L, Israilevich R, Starr MR, Chhablani J. DELAYED RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENT AFTER MACULAR SURGERY: A Multicentric Study. Retina. 2025 06 01; 45(6):1050-1055.

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Nipp GE, Woodward R, Gross A, Deaner J, Grewal DS. EVOLUTION OF AUTOIMMUNE RETINOPATHY IN STIFF PERSON SYNDROME: A CASE REPORT. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2025 May 01; 19(3):297-303.

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Wong JCY, Sivalingam MD, Griffin M, Magagna J, Momenaei B, Wakabayashi T, Ni RL, Wang KY, Ammar MJ, Hsu J, Yonekawa Y. SICKLE CELL RETINOPATHY LOST TO FOLLOW-UP STUDY. Retina. 2025 04 01; 45(4):756-764.

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Hark LA, Gorroochurn P, Pizzi LT, Jutkowitz E, Goulak AM, Maruri SC, Harizman N, Horowitz JD, Park L, Wang Q, Diamond DF, Valenzuela IA, Torres DR, Wang Y, Sharma T, Liebmann JM, Cioffi GA. Patient Navigators Improve In-Office Eye Exam Adherence After Community Eye Screenings in a Randomized Clinical Trial: NYC-SIGHT Study. Am J Ophthalmol. 2025 06; 274:54-66.

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Paruchuri SS, Mahmoudzadeh R, Wheeler S, Randolph J. Prevention and management of postcataract cystoid macular edema. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2025 May 01; 36(3):182-188.

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Magrath G, Luvisi J, Russakoff D, Oakley J, Say EA, Blice J, Jayagopal A, Tucker S, Loayza A, Baker GH, Obeid JS. Use of a Convolutional Neural Network to Predict the Response of Diabetic Macular Edema to Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Treatment: A Pilot Study. Am J Ophthalmol. 2025 May; 273:176-181.

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Kalavar M, Sridhar J. Clinical trials and real-world studies examining faricimab and high-dose aflibercept for wet age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2025 May 01; 36(3):189-198.

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Yokoi T, Ni RL, Sivalingam MD, Yonekawa Y. Recent advancements in optic disc pit maculopathy management. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2025 May 01; 36(3):210-218.

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Durrani AF, Momenaei B, Martin JL, Wakabayashi T, Hamdan SA, Gupta OP, Garg SJ, Khan MA, Mehta S, Vander J, Ho AC, Kuriyan AE. OUTCOMES IN EYES WITH RETAINED LENS FRAGMENTS UNDERGOING PARS PLANA LENSECTOMY AND SCLERAL-FIXATED INTRAOCULAR LENS INSERTION. Retina. 2025 02 01; 45(2):269-277.

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