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Descriptor English: Cataract
Descriptor Spanish: Catarata
Descriptor catarata
Entry term(s) catarata membranosa
opacidad del cristalino
opacidades del cristalino
pseudoafaquia
Scope note: Opacidad parcial o completa del cristalino o de su cápsula, de uno o ambos ojos, que altera la visión o causa ceguera. Los numerosos tipos de cataratas se han clasificado atendiendo a su morfología (tamaño, forma, situación) o etiología (causa y momento de aparición). (Dorland, 27th ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Catarata
Descriptor French: Cataracte
Entry term(s): Cataracte membraneuse
Opacités du cristallin
Pseudo-aphakie
Pseudoaphakie
Tree number(s): C11.510.245
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002386
Scope note: Partial or complete opacity on or in the lens or capsule of one or both eyes, impairing vision or causing blindness. The many kinds of cataract are classified by their morphology (size, shape, location) or etiology (cause and time of occurrence). (Dorland, 27th ed)
Annotation: lens opacity; do not confuse entry term PSEUDOAPHAKIA (a synonym for membranous cataract) with PSEUDOPHAKIA, the presence of an intraocular lens after cataract extraction
Allowable Qualifiers: BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CI induit chimiquement
CL classification
CN congénital
CO complications
DG imagerie diagnostique
DH diétothérapie
DI diagnostic
DT traitement médicamenteux
EC économie
EH ethnologie
EM embryologie
EN enzymologie
EP épidémiologie
ET étiologie
GE génétique
HI histoire
IM immunologie
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
MO mortalité
NU soins infirmiers
PA anatomopathologie
PC prévention et contrôle
PP physiopathologie
PS parasitologie
PX psychologie
RH rééducation et réadaptation
RT radiothérapie
TH thérapie
UR urine
VE médecine vétérinaire
VI virologie
Entry Combination: surgery:Cataract Extraction
DeCS ID: 19035
Unique ID: D002386
NLM Classification: WW 260
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: 2012/07/03
Cataracte - Preferred
Concept UI M0003628
Preferred term Cataracte
Opacités du cristallin - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0003629
Preferred term Opacités du cristallin
Cataracte membraneuse - Narrower
Concept UI M0003630
Preferred term Cataracte membraneuse
Entry term(s) Pseudo-aphakie
Pseudoaphakie



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