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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Amblyopia
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Ambliopía
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Ambliopia
Synonyms
English
:
Anisometropic Amblyopia
Lazy Eye
Tree Number:
C10.228.140.055
C10.597.751.941.073
C11.966.073
C23.888.592.763.941.073
Definition
English
:
A nonspecific term referring to impaired
vision
. Major subcategories include stimulus deprivation-induced
amblyopia
and toxic
amblyopia
. Stimulus deprivation-induced
amblyopia
is a developmental disorder of the
visual cortex
. A discrepancy between visual
information
received by the
visual cortex
from each eye results in abnormal cortical development.
STRABISMUS
and
REFRACTIVE ERRORS
may cause this condition. Toxic
amblyopia
is a disorder of the
OPTIC NERVE
which is associated with
ALCOHOLISM
,
tobacco
SMOKING
, and other toxins and as an adverse effect of the use of some medications.
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
27911
Unique Identifier:
D000550
Occurrence in VHL
:
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