loading...| Preferred Name |
Cataract |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C26713 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
Opacity of the crystalline lens. (Makris S, Solomon HM, Clark R, Shiota K, Barbellion S, Buschmann J, Ema M, Fujiwara M, Grote K, Hazelden KP, Hew KW, Horimoto M, Ooshima Y, Parkinson M, Wise LD. Terminology of developmental abnormalities in common laboratory mammals (Version 2). Part B. Birth Defects Res B Dev Reprod Toxicol. 2009 Aug;86(4):227-327.) A condition in which the lens of the eye becomes cloudy. Symptoms include blurred, cloudy, or double vision; sensitivity to light; and difficulty seeing at night. Without treatment, cataracts can cause blindness. There are many different types and causes of cataracts. They may occur in people of all ages, but are most common in the elderly. Opacity of the crystalline lens. A disorder characterized by partial or complete opacity of the crystalline lens of one or both eyes. This results in a decrease in visual acuity and eventual blindness if untreated. |
| code |
C26713 |
| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C124310 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C118464 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C54450 |
| Contributing_Source |
CDISC NICHD MedDRA CTCAE FDA |
| DEFINITION |
Partial or complete opacity of the crystalline lens of one or both eyes that decreases visual acuity and eventually results in blindness. Some cataracts appear in infancy or in childhood, but most develop in older individuals. (Sternberg Diagnostic Surgical Pathology, 3rd ed.) |
| FDA_Table |
Patient Code (Appendix B) |
| FULL_SYN |
OPACITY OF THE LENS |
| Has_CDRH_Parent | |
| Has_NICHD_Parent | |
| label |
Cataract |
| Legacy_Concept_Name |
Cataract |
| NICHD_Hierarchy_Term |
Cataract |
| Preferred_Name |
Cataract |
| prefixIRI |
C26713 |
| prefLabel |
Cataract |
| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0086543 |
| subClassOf |