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Reduced vision

MedGen UID:
22663
•Concept ID:
C0042798
•
Disease or Syndrome; Finding
Synonyms: Diminished Vision; Low Vision; Reduced Vision; Subnormal Vision; Vision, Diminished; Vision, Low; Vision, Reduced; Vision, Subnormal
SNOMED CT: Dim vision (246635007); Darkened vision (246635007)

Definition

Reduced ability to perceive visual stimuli. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVReduced vision

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Motivations and expectations of parents seeking genetic testing for their children with ocular genetic disease.
Gage H, Wetherill L, Anderson K, Conboy E, Haider K
Ophthalmic Genet 2023 Aug;44(4):371-378. Epub 2023 May 12 doi: 10.1080/13816810.2023.2209170. PMID: 37170870
Balance and mobility in geriatric patients : Assessment and treatment of neurological aspects.
Jahn K, Freiberger E, Eskofier BM, Bollheimer C, Klucken J
Z Gerontol Geriatr 2019 Jul;52(4):316-323. Epub 2019 Jun 3 doi: 10.1007/s00391-019-01561-z. PMID: 31161336
Management of children and young people with vision impairment: diagnosis, developmental challenges and outcomes.
Keil S, Fielder A, Sargent J
Arch Dis Child 2017 Jun;102(6):566-571. Epub 2016 Nov 16 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-311775. PMID: 27852581

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Investigation of Factors That Affect the Quality of Life After a Stroke.
Malliarou M, Tsionara C, Patsopoulou A, Bouletis A, Tzenetidis V, Papathanasiou I, Kotrotsiou E, Gouva M, Nikolentzos A, Sarafis P
Adv Exp Med Biol 2023;1425:437-442. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-31986-0_42. PMID: 37581817
Postsurgical Cystoid Macular Edema.
Zur D, Loewenstein A
Dev Ophthalmol 2017;58:178-190. Epub 2017 Mar 28 doi: 10.1159/000455280. PMID: 28351047
How to assess vision.
Marsden J
Nurs Stand 2016 Sep 21;31(4):42-5. doi: 10.7748/ns.2016.e10530. PMID: 27654560
Sympathetic ophthalmia.
Castiblanco CP, Adelman RA
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2009 Mar;247(3):289-302. Epub 2008 Sep 16 doi: 10.1007/s00417-008-0939-8. PMID: 18795315
Ptosis: causes, presentation, and management.
Finsterer J
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2003 May-Jun;27(3):193-204. Epub 2003 Aug 21 doi: 10.1007/s00266-003-0127-5. PMID: 12925861

Diagnosis

Adenovirus and the Cornea: More Than Meets the Eye.
Rajaiya J, Saha A, Ismail AM, Zhou X, Su T, Chodosh J
Viruses 2021 Feb 13;13(2) doi: 10.3390/v13020293. PMID: 33668417Free PMC Article
A pragmatic approach to amblyopia diagnosis: evidence into practice.
Webber AL, Camuglia JE
Clin Exp Optom 2018 Jul;101(4):451-459. Epub 2018 Feb 26 doi: 10.1111/cxo.12662. PMID: 29484709
Postsurgical Cystoid Macular Edema.
Zur D, Loewenstein A
Dev Ophthalmol 2017;58:178-190. Epub 2017 Mar 28 doi: 10.1159/000455280. PMID: 28351047
Orbital carcinoid metastases.
Mehta JS, Abou-Rayyah Y, Rose GE
Ophthalmology 2006 Mar;113(3):466-72. Epub 2006 Feb 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2005.10.051. PMID: 16458966
Ptosis: causes, presentation, and management.
Finsterer J
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2003 May-Jun;27(3):193-204. Epub 2003 Aug 21 doi: 10.1007/s00266-003-0127-5. PMID: 12925861

Therapy

Pharmacotherapy of Vitreomacular Traction.
Wan R, Hong T, Tariq Y, Chang A
Curr Pharm Des 2018;24(41):4874-4881. doi: 10.2174/1381612825666190124102148. PMID: 30674252
Image: Extensive Pneumocephalus.
Liu H, Wang W
World Neurosurg 2018 Jan;109:127-128. Epub 2017 Sep 30 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.09.151. PMID: 28974412
Postsurgical Cystoid Macular Edema.
Zur D, Loewenstein A
Dev Ophthalmol 2017;58:178-190. Epub 2017 Mar 28 doi: 10.1159/000455280. PMID: 28351047
Postsurgical cystoid macular edema.
Loewenstein A, Zur D
Dev Ophthalmol 2010;47:148-159. Epub 2010 Aug 10 doi: 10.1159/000320078. PMID: 20703048
Sympathetic ophthalmia.
Castiblanco CP, Adelman RA
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2009 Mar;247(3):289-302. Epub 2008 Sep 16 doi: 10.1007/s00417-008-0939-8. PMID: 18795315

Prognosis

Genetic and Clinical Characterization of Danish Achromatopsia Patients.
Andersen MKG, Bertelsen M, Grønskov K, Kohl S, Kessel L
Genes (Basel) 2023 Mar 10;14(3) doi: 10.3390/genes14030690. PMID: 36980963Free PMC Article
The molecular basis of neurotrophic keratopathy: Diagnostic and therapeutic implications. A review.
Ruiz-Lozano RE, Hernandez-Camarena JC, Loya-Garcia D, Merayo-Lloves J, Rodriguez-Garcia A
Ocul Surf 2021 Jan;19:224-240. Epub 2020 Oct 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2020.09.007. PMID: 33022412
Leber Congenital Amaurosis.
Tsang SH, Sharma T
Adv Exp Med Biol 2018;1085:131-137. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-95046-4_26. PMID: 30578499
Postsurgical cystoid macular edema.
Loewenstein A, Zur D
Dev Ophthalmol 2010;47:148-159. Epub 2010 Aug 10 doi: 10.1159/000320078. PMID: 20703048
Sympathetic ophthalmia.
Castiblanco CP, Adelman RA
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2009 Mar;247(3):289-302. Epub 2008 Sep 16 doi: 10.1007/s00417-008-0939-8. PMID: 18795315

Clinical prediction guides

Investigation of Factors That Affect the Quality of Life After a Stroke.
Malliarou M, Tsionara C, Patsopoulou A, Bouletis A, Tzenetidis V, Papathanasiou I, Kotrotsiou E, Gouva M, Nikolentzos A, Sarafis P
Adv Exp Med Biol 2023;1425:437-442. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-31986-0_42. PMID: 37581817
Ocular Neurodegenerative Diseases: Interconnection between Retina and Cortical Areas.
Marchesi N, Fahmideh F, Boschi F, Pascale A, Barbieri A
Cells 2021 Sep 12;10(9) doi: 10.3390/cells10092394. PMID: 34572041Free PMC Article
Balance and mobility in geriatric patients : Assessment and treatment of neurological aspects.
Jahn K, Freiberger E, Eskofier BM, Bollheimer C, Klucken J
Z Gerontol Geriatr 2019 Jul;52(4):316-323. Epub 2019 Jun 3 doi: 10.1007/s00391-019-01561-z. PMID: 31161336
Image: Extensive Pneumocephalus.
Liu H, Wang W
World Neurosurg 2018 Jan;109:127-128. Epub 2017 Sep 30 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.09.151. PMID: 28974412
Vision and quality-of-life.
Brown GC
Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc 1999;97:473-511. PMID: 10703139Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

The Efficacy, Adverse Events, and Withdrawal Rates of the Pharmacological Management of Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Canavan C, Inoue T, McMahon S, Doody C, Blake C, Fullen BM
Pain Med 2022 Feb 1;23(2):375-395. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnab140. PMID: 33844010
No evidence for thrombophilia in patients with retinal venous occlusion: a systematic GRADE-based review.
Kirkegaard K, Heegaard S, Hvas AM
Acta Ophthalmol 2017 Feb;95(1):12-19. Epub 2016 Aug 29 doi: 10.1111/aos.13214. PMID: 27573507
Vision screening of older people.
Jessa Z, Evans B, Thomson D, Rowlands G
Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 2007 Nov;27(6):527-46. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2007.00525.x. PMID: 17956358
Medical versus surgical interventions for open angle glaucoma.
Burr J, Azuara-Blanco A, Avenell A
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2005 Apr 18;(2):CD004399. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004399.pub2. PMID: 15846712

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