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Descriptor English: Visual Acuity
Descriptor Spanish: Agudeza Visual
Descriptor agudeza visual
Entry term(s) acuidad visual
agudeza visual absoluta
agudeza visual cinética
agudeza visual con corrección
agudeza visual corregida
agudeza visual dinámica
agudeza visual relativa
Scope note: Claridad o nitidez de la VISIÓN OCULAR o capacidad del ojo para ver detalles finos. La agudeza visual depende de las funciones de la RETINA, de la transmisión neuronal, y de la capacidad interpretativa del cerebro. La agudeza visual normal se expresa como 20 de 20, que indica que se puede ver a 20 pies lo que normalmente debería ser visto a esa distancia. Puede ser influida por el brillo, color y contraste.
Descriptor Portuguese: Acuidade Visual
Descriptor French: Acuité visuelle
Entry term(s): Acuities, Visual
Acuity, Visual
Visual Acuities
Tree number(s): E01.370.380.850.950
F02.463.593.932.901
G14.940
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014792
Scope note: Clarity or sharpness of OCULAR VISION or the ability of the eye to see fine details. Visual acuity depends on the functions of RETINA, neuronal transmission, and the interpretative ability of the brain. Normal visual acuity is expressed as 20/20 indicating that one can see at 20 feet what should normally be seen at that distance. Visual acuity can also be influenced by brightness, color, and contrast.
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Vision (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 70
History Note: 70(68)
Related: Refraction, Ocular MeSH
Refractive Errors MeSH
DeCS ID: 24366
Unique ID: D014792
NLM Classification: WW 145
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1970/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2008/07/08
Visual Acuity - Preferred
Concept UI M0022776
Scope note Clarity or sharpness of OCULAR VISION or the ability of the eye to see fine details. Visual acuity depends on the functions of RETINA, neuronal transmission, and the interpretative ability of the brain. Normal visual acuity is expressed as 20/20 indicating that one can see at 20 feet what should normally be seen at that distance. Visual acuity can also be influenced by brightness, color, and contrast.
Preferred term Visual Acuity
Entry term(s) Acuities, Visual
Acuity, Visual
Visual Acuities



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