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Descriptor English: Myopia, Degenerative
Descriptor Spanish: Miopía Degenerativa
Descriptor miopía degenerativa
Entry term(s) miopía patológica
miopía progresiva
Scope note: Miopía axial excesiva asociada a complicaciones (especialmente estafiloma posterior y NEOVASCULARIZACIÓN COROIDEA) que puede conducir a la CEGUERA.Miopía axial excesiva asociada a complicaciones (especialmente estafiloma posterior y NEOVASCULARIZACIÓN COROIDEA) que puede conducir a CEGUERA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Miopia Degenerativa
Descriptor French: Myopie dégénérative
Entry term(s): Degenerative Myopia
Degenerative Myopias
Myopia, Pathological
Myopia, Progressive
Myopias, Degenerative
Myopias, Pathological
Myopias, Progressive
Pathological Myopia
Pathological Myopias
Progressive Myopia
Progressive Myopias
Tree number(s): C11.744.636.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D047728
Scope note: Excessive axial myopia associated with complications (especially posterior staphyloma and CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION) that can lead to BLINDNESS.
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
Previous Indexing: Myopia (1965-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005
History Note: 2005
DeCS ID: 38637
Unique ID: D047728
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Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2004/07/29
Myopia, Degenerative - Preferred
Concept UI M0459480
Scope note Excessive axial myopia associated with complications (especially posterior staphyloma and CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION) that can lead to BLINDNESS.
Preferred term Myopia, Degenerative
Entry term(s) Degenerative Myopia
Degenerative Myopias
Myopia, Pathological
Myopias, Degenerative
Myopias, Pathological
Pathological Myopia
Pathological Myopias
Myopia, Progressive - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0459481
Scope note Myopia that increases at an abnormally rapid rate or increases after maturity (Hofstetter et al, Dictionary of Visual Science and Related Clinical Terms, 5th ed).
Preferred term Myopia, Progressive
Entry term(s) Myopias, Progressive
Progressive Myopia
Progressive Myopias



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