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Descriptor English: Night Blindness
Descriptor Spanish: Ceguera Nocturna
Descriptor ceguera nocturna
Entry term(s) nictalopía
Scope note: Defecto o imperfección de la visión por la noche o con una luz débil, con buena visión sólo en los días luminosos. (Dorland, 28a ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Cegueira Noturna
Descriptor French: Héméralopie
Entry term(s): Blindness, Night
Nyctalopia
Tree number(s): C11.966.671
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009755
Scope note: Failure or imperfection of vision at night or in dim light, with good vision only on bright days. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 90; was NIGHT BLINDNESS see NYCTALOPIA 1963-89
Online Note: use NIGHT BLINDNESS to search NYCTALOPIA 1966-89
History Note: 90; was NIGHT BLINDNESS see NYCTALOPIA 1963-89
DeCS ID: 28296
Unique ID: D009755
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1990/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Night Blindness - Preferred
Concept UI M0015129
Scope note Failure or imperfection of vision at night or in dim light, with good vision only on bright days. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Preferred term Night Blindness
Entry term(s) Blindness, Night
Nyctalopia



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