"Ophthalmology" 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.
A surgical specialty concerned with the structure and function of the eye and the medical and surgical treatment of its defects and diseases.
| Descriptor ID |
D009885
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.810.468
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Ophthalmology".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Ophthalmology" by people in this website by year, and whether "Ophthalmology" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2015 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| 2021 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ophthalmology" by people in Profiles.
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Arnold RW, Herlihy E, Strominger MB, Nelson LB. Fewer Pediatric Ophthalmologists and an Uneven Distribution Affect Access to Pediatric Care. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2024 Sep-Oct; 61(5):305-308.
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Nelson LB. Eye Mobile Units and Their Effect on Access to Pediatric Eye Care. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2024 Sep-Oct; 61(5):304.
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Nelson LB. Issues in Delivering Pediatric Eye Care to Financially Disadvantaged and Underrepresented Minority Groups. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2024 May-Jun; 61(3):156.
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Lavrich J, Mungan N, Wang FM, Nelson LB. The Economic and Workforce Issues in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Their Effect on Eye Care. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2024 May-Jun; 61(3):157-159.
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Nelson LB. The Emergence of Female Pediatric Ophthalmologists Has Been Important and Necessary. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2024 Jan-Feb; 61(1):4.
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Garg SJ, Hsu J. Translational ophthalmology 2023. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2023 05 01; 34(3):243-244.
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Lee KE, Sussberg JA, Nelson LB, Thuma TBT. Unanswered Questions Pertaining to the Economic and Workforce Issues in Pediatric Ophthalmology. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2023 May; 60(3):163-169.
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Lee KE, Sussberg JA, Nelson LB, Thuma TBT. The Medicaid Dilemma and Its Profound Effect on the Economic and Workforce Issues in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Ultimately on Access to Pediatric Eye Care. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2023 May; 60(3):170-177.
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Lee KE, Sussberg JA, Nelson LB, Thuma TBT. Reply: Implications of the Lack of Physicians of Color in the Shortage of Pediatric Ophthalmologists. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2023 05; 60(3):226-227.
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Lee KE, Sussberg JA, Nelson LB, Thuma TBT. In the Setting of Heightened Economic and Workforce Issues, What Are Third-Year (PGY-4) Ophthalmology Residents' Perspectives of Pediatric Ophthalmology? J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2023 Mar-Apr; 60(2):95-100.