 Optometry
"Optometry" 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.
The professional practice of primary eye and vision care that includes the measurement of visual refractive power and the correction of visual defects with lenses or glasses.
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D009907
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.553
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Optometry" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Optometry" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Optometry" by people in Profiles.
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Kennedy RD, Spafford MM, Schultz AS, Iley MD, Zawada V. Smoking cessation referrals in optometric practice: a canadian pilot study. Optom Vis Sci. 2011 Jun; 88(6):766-71.
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Lu CY, Lu VH, Goldberg I, Day RO. Towards integrated care: Australia's new model of care for patients with glaucoma. Med J Aust. 2010 Aug 16; 193(4):200-1.
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McVeigh F, Swan M, Ballinger R, Cavallerano J, Gross P. Health information technology resources for optometrists. Optometry. 2008 Aug; 79(8):480-3.
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Merabet LB, Wanye S. Eye care in the developing world: how soon is now? Optom Vis Sci. 2008 Jul; 85(7):605-7.
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Prabhu SP, Gandhi S, Goddard PR. Ergonomics of digital imaging. Br J Radiol. 2005 Jul; 78(931):582-6.
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Bowers AR, Luo G, Rensing NM, Peli E. Evaluation of a prototype Minified Augmented-View device for patients with impaired night vision. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2004 Jul; 24(4):296-312.
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Bove R, Char DH. Nondiagnosed uveal melanomas. Ophthalmology. 2004 Mar; 111(3):554-7.
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Hong X, Thibos LN, Bradley A, Woods RL, Applegate RA. Comparison of monochromatic ocular aberrations measured with an objective cross-cylinder aberroscope and a Shack-Hartmann aberrometer. Optom Vis Sci. 2003 Jan; 80(1):15-25.
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Cheong AC, Lovie-Kitchin JE, Bowers AR. Determining magnification for reading with low vision. Clin Exp Optom. 2002 Jul; 85(4):229-37.
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Peli E. Vision multiplexing: an engineering approach to vision rehabilitation device development. Optom Vis Sci. 2001 May; 78(5):304-15.
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