"Corneal Opacity" 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.
Disorder occurring in the central or peripheral area of the cornea. The usual degree of transparency becomes relatively opaque.
| Descriptor ID |
D003318
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.204.299
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| Concept/Terms |
Corneal Opacity- Corneal Opacity
- Corneal Opacities
- Opacities, Corneal
- Opacity, Corneal
- Leukoma
- Leukomas
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Corneal Opacity" by people in Profiles.
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Raber IM, Khalili A, Khang R, Buch PM, Eagle RC, Seo GH, Lee H, Milman T. Corneal Myofibromatous and Pterygium-Like Changes in a Family With a PDGFRB Variant. Cornea. 2025 Feb 18; 44(10):1219-1228.
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Reis LM, Sorokina EA, Dudakova L, Moravikova J, Skalicka P, Malinka F, Seese SE, Thompson S, Bardakjian T, Capasso J, Allen W, Glaser T, Levin AV, Schneider A, Khan A, Liskova P, Semina EV. Comprehensive phenotypic and functional analysis of dominant and recessive FOXE3 alleles in ocular developmental disorders. Hum Mol Genet. 2021 08 12; 30(17):1591-1606.
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DeDreu J, Bowen CJ, Logan CM, Pal-Ghosh S, Parlanti P, Stepp MA, Menko AS. An immune response to the avascular lens following wounding of the cornea involves ciliary zonule fibrils. FASEB J. 2020 07; 34(7):9316-9336.
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Karadag R, Rapuano CJ, Hammersmith KM, Nagra PK. Causes of congenital corneal opacities and their management in a tertiary care center. Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2020 Mar-Apr; 83(2):98-102.
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Armstrong BK, Rabinowitz MP, Levin AV, Eagle RC, Snitzer M, Carrasco J. Giant Ocular Horn Occurring in a 10-Year-Old Female. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 May/Jun; 33(3S Suppl 1):S52-S54.
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Hope WC, Cordovez JA, Capasso JE, Hammersmith KM, Eagle RC, Lall-Trail J, Levin AV. Peters anomaly in cri-du-chat syndrome. J AAPOS. 2015 Jun; 19(3):277-9.
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Chatterjee S, Wang Y, Duncan MK, Naik UP. Junctional adhesion molecule-A regulates vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 signaling-dependent mouse corneal wound healing. PLoS One. 2013; 8(5):e63674.
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Vira S, Shih CY, Ragusa N, Sheyman A, Feder R, Weisenthal RW, Rosenwasser GO, Hannush SB, Udell IJ, Bouchard CS. Textural interface opacity after descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty: a report of 30 cases and possible etiology. Cornea. 2013 May; 32(5):e54-9.
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Fintelmann RE, Vastine DW, Bloomer MM, Margolis TP. Thygeson superficial punctate keratitis and scarring. Cornea. 2012 Dec; 31(12):1446-8.
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Mehta S, Bunya VY, Orlin SE, Sulewski ME, Dunaief JL. A significant drug-drug interaction detected through corneal examination: resolution of cornea verticillata while using amiodarone. Cornea. 2012 Jan; 31(1):81-3.