"Astigmatism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Unequal curvature of the refractive surfaces of the eye. Thus a point source of light cannot be brought to a point focus on the retina but is spread over a more or less diffuse area. This results from the radius of curvature in one plane being longer or shorter than the radius at right angles to it. (Dorland, 27th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D001251
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.744.212
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Astigmatism" by people in Profiles.
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Visual Improvement With Wavefront-Guided Scleral Lenses for Irregular Corneal Astigmatism. Eye Contact Lens. 2025 Feb 01; 51(2):58-64.
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Peripheral Defocus, Pupil Size, and Axial Eye Growth in Children Wearing Soft Multifocal Contact Lenses in the BLINK Study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2023 11 01; 64(14):3.
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Clinical Outcomes of a Randomized Trial with Contact Lenses for Astigmatic Myopia Management. Optom Vis Sci. 2023 01 01; 100(1):9-16.
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Peripheral Refraction With Toric Orthokeratology and Soft Toric Multifocal Contact Lenses in Myopic Astigmatic Eyes. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2022 07 08; 63(8):10.
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The prevalence of refractive errors in college students in Israel. J Optom. 2022 Oct-Dec; 15(4):284-292.
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Greater higher order aberrations induced by toric orthokeratology versus soft toric multifocal contact lens wear. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2021 07; 41(4):726-735.
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Corneal Elevation, Power, and Astigmatism to Assess Toric Orthokeratology Lenses in Moderate-to-High Astigmats. Eye Contact Lens. 2021 Feb 01; 47(2):86-90.
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Near visual function measured with a novel tablet application in patients with astigmatism. Clin Exp Optom. 2021 Jan; 104(1):42-47.
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Randomized Clinical Trial of Near Visual Performance with Digital Devices Using Spherical and Toric Contact Lenses. Optom Vis Sci. 2020 07; 97(7):518-525.
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A Randomized Clinical Trial of Immediate versus Delayed Glasses for Moderate Hyperopia in 1- and 2-Year-Olds. Ophthalmology. 2019 06; 126(6):876-887.