Diseases

Ectopia Lentis

Congenital displacement of the lens resulting from defective zonule formation.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Congenital displacement of the lens resulting from defective zonule formation.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Lentis, Ectopia

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Aspects Covered

34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

congen lens dislocation; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES

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History Note

91(78)

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Previous Indexing

  • Eye Diseases (1966-1977)
  • Lens, Crystalline (1966-1977)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ectopia Lentis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004479. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004479
  2. Ectopia Lentis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ectopia_lentis
  3. Ectopia Lentis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1827028