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Term ID: | 525 |
Name: | Amblyopia |
Definition: | A nonspecific term referring to impaired vision. Major subcategories include stimulus deprivation-induced amblyopia and toxic amblyopia. Stimulus deprivation-induced amblyopia is a developmental disorder of the visual cortex. A discrepancy between visual information received by the visual cortex from each eye results in abnormal cortical development. STRABISMUS and REFRACTIVE ERRORS may cause this condition. Toxic amblyopia is a disorder of the OPTIC NERVE which is associated with ALCOHOLISM, tobacco SMOKING, and other toxins and as an adverse effect of the use of some medications. |
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ParentIDs: | MESH:D001927|MESH:D014786 |
TreeNumbers: | C10.228.140.055 |C10.597.751.941.073 |C11.966.073 |C23.888.592.763.941.073 |
Synonyms: | Amblyopia, Anisometropic |Amblyopia, Developmental |Amblyopias |Amblyopias, Anisometropic |Amblyopias, Developmental |Amblyopias, Stimulus Deprivation-Induced |Amblyopias, Suppression |Amblyopia, Stimulus Deprivation Induced |Amblyopia, Stimulus Deprivation-Indu |
Slim Mappings: | Eye disease|Nervous system disease|Signs and symptoms |
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MedGen: D000550
MeSH: D000550
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Genes: | Phenotypes | | Disease Causing ClinVar Variants | |
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