eyeglasses - CISMeF

Preferred Label : eyeglasses;

MeSH definition : A pair of ophthalmic lenses in a frame or mounting which is supported by the nose and ears. The purpose is to aid or improve vision. It does not include goggles or nonprescription sun glasses for which EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES is available.;

MeSH synonym : spectacles; glasses;

MeSH hyponym : sun glasses, prescription; Glasses, Prescription Sun; Prescription Sun Glasses;

MeSH annotation : prescription lenses to aid vision: do not confuse with EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

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

Details

Origin ID

D005139;

UMLS CUI

C0015421;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- supply and distribution [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Eyeglasses [DeCS]
- Eyeglasses [LOINC Class]
- Glass [UNESCO concept]
- Glass in back (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Glass in face (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Glass syndrome [OMIM Phenotype]
- Glasses [PASCAL theme]
- Glasses [LOINC System]
- Glassful - unit of product usage (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Methamphetamine [LOINC component]
- eye wear [MedlinePlus Topic]
- methamphetamine [MedlinePlus Topic]
- spectacled owl [SNOMED Notion]
MedlinePlus topic(s)
- eye wear [MedlinePlus Topic]
Record concept(s)
- eyeglasses [MeSH concept]
- sun glasses, prescription [MeSH concept]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Glass [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Medical Device [UMLS semantic type]

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