orthoptics - CISMeF

Preferred Label : orthoptics;

MeSH definition : The study and treatment of defects in binocular vision resulting from defects in the optic musculature or of faulty visual habits. It involves a technique of eye exercises designed to correct the visual axes of eyes not properly coordinated for binocular vision.;

MeSH synonym : orthoptic; pleoptics; pleoptic;

MeSH annotation : SPEC: SPEC qualif; X ref PLEOPTICS is seen in foreign lit;

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

Details

Origin ID

D009988;

UMLS CUI

C0029362;

Allowable qualifiers
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- education [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- organization & administration [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Order Orthoptera (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Orthopteran (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- orthopteran, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Indexing information
- transpaseal [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Metaterm(s)
- ophthalmology [CISMeF Metaterm]
- orthoptics [CISMeF Metaterm]
Record concept(s)
- orthoptics [MeSH concept]
See also
- ophthalmology [MeSH Descriptor]
- strabismus [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
Validated automatic mappings to NTBT
- orthoptics [CISMeF Metaterm]

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