| Descriptor English: | Optometry | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Optometría                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Optometria | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Optométrie | ||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Optometries | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        H02.553 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009907 | ||||
| Scope note: | 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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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        CL                                                            classification EC economics ED education ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation LJ legislation & jurisprudence MT methods OG organization & administration SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends  | 
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| DeCS ID: | 10087 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D009907 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2008/07/08 | 
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                                        DISCIPLINES AND OCCUPATIONS
 
Health Occupations [H02]Health Occupations 
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                        Optometry                                            
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                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0015366 | 
                                
| Scope note | 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. | 
| Preferred term | Optometry | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Optometries                                                 | 
                                
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