"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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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 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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Kates MM, Tuli S. Complications of Contact Lenses. JAMA. 2021 05 11; 325(18):1912.
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Mukhtar S, Atta S, Durrani A, Perera C, Kowalski R, Jhanji V. Microbiological evaluation of corneal and contact lens cultures in contact lens-associated bacterial keratitis. Br J Ophthalmol. 2022 05; 106(5):600-604.
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Tieger MG, Rodriguez M, Wang JC, Obeid A, Ryan C, Gao X, Kakulavarapu S, Mardis PJ, Madhava ML, Maloney SM, Adika AZ, Peddada KV, Sioufi K, Stefater JA, Forbes NJ, Capone A, Emerson GG, Joseph DP, Regillo C, Hsu J, Gupta O, Eliott D, Ryan EH, Yonekawa Y. Impact of contact versus non-contact wide-angle viewing systems on outcomes of primary retinal detachment repair (PRO study report number 5). Br J Ophthalmol. 2021 03; 105(3):410-413.
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Cheung N, Nagra P, Hammersmith K. Emerging trends in contact lens-related infections. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2016 Jul; 27(4):327-32.
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Yonekawa Y, Thomas BJ, Hassan TS. New self-retaining sutureless cellulose flanged disposable contact viewing system for vitreoretinal surgery. Retina. 2015 Apr; 35(4):834-7.
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Yildiz EH, Airiani S, Hammersmith KM, Rapuano CJ, Laibson PR, Virdi AS, Hongyok T, Cohen EJ. Trends in contact lens-related corneal ulcers at a tertiary referral center. Cornea. 2012 Oct; 31(10):1097-102.
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Keay LJ, Gower EW, Iovieno A, Oechsler RA, Alfonso EC, Matoba A, Colby K, Tuli SS, Hammersmith K, Cavanagh D, Lee SM, Irvine J, Stulting RD, Mauger TF, Schein OD. Clinical and microbiological characteristics of fungal keratitis in the United States, 2001-2007: a multicenter study. Ophthalmology. 2011 May; 118(5):920-6.
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Yildiz EH, Abdalla YF, Elsahn AF, Rapuano CJ, Hammersmith KM, Laibson PR, Cohen EJ. Update on fungal keratitis from 1999 to 2008. Cornea. 2010 Dec; 29(12):1406-11.
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Abdalla YF, Elsahn AF, Hammersmith KM, Cohen EJ. SynergEyes lenses for keratoconus. Cornea. 2010 Jan; 29(1):5-8.
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Yildiz EH, Diehl GF, Cohen EJ, Hammersmith KM, Laibson PR, Rapuano CJ. Demographics of patients older than 50 years with keratoconus. Eye Contact Lens. 2009 Nov; 35(6):309-11.