Optometrists - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Optometrists;

MeSH definition : Qualified professionals trained in primary eye and vision care, including measurement of visual abilities, diagnosing disorders of the visual system and provision of treatment such as prescriptions for correction of visual defects with lenses or glasses and vision therapy.;

MeSH synonym : Optometrist;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optometrists;

Details

Origin ID

D000072162;

UMLS CUI

C0029146;

Allowable qualifiers
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- education [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- organization & administration [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- supply and distribution [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
CISMeF manual mappings
- Optometrist (occupation) [SNOMED CT concept]
- optometrist [SNOMED Notion]
Metaterm(s)
- ophthalmology [CISMeF Metaterm]
Record concept(s)
- Optometrists [MeSH concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- optometry [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Professional or Occupational Group [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Optometrist [NCIt concept]
- Optometrist (occupation) [SNOMED CT concept]
- optometrist [SNOMED Notion]

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