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Asthenopia

MedGen UID:
2108
Concept ID:
C0004095
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Eye Fatigue; Eyestrain; Fatigue, Eye; Fatigue, Visual; Visual Fatigue
SNOMED CT: Eye strain (70323002); Asthenopia (70323002); Simple eye strain (70323002); Tired eyes (70323002); Accommodative strain (70323002); Accommodative asthenopia (46640001)
 
HPO: HP:0031590
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0000950

Definition

Eye strain, i.e., a feeling of fatigue or discomfort of the eyes related to 'overuse' of the eyes in activities such as reading or working at the computer and often accompanied by lacrimation or headache. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAsthenopia

Conditions with this feature

Heterotaxy, visceral, 11, autosomal, with male infertility
MedGen UID:
1794229
Concept ID:
C5562019
Disease or Syndrome
Visceral heterotaxy-11 (HTX11) is characterized by a failure to generate normal left-right visceral asymmetry during embryogenesis, which can result in heterotaxy syndrome or situs inversus totalis. Affected individuals may experience mild chronic respiratory symptoms, but do not fulfill the criteria for primary ciliary dyskinesia (see 244400). Male infertility associated with reduced flagellar motility has been reported (Dougherty et al., 2020). For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of visceral heterotaxy, see HTX1 (306955).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Rovick LP
J Binocul Vis Ocul Motil 2022 Oct-Dec;72(4):234-242. PMID: 36279480
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Chen H, Yang G, Ma J
Int J Cancer 2024 May 1;154(9):1616-1625. Epub 2024 Jan 12 doi: 10.1002/ijc.34848. PMID: 38216995
Pavel IA, Bogdanici CM, Donica VC, Anton N, Savu B, Chiriac CP, Pavel CD, Salavastru SC
Medicina (Kaunas) 2023 Feb 20;59(2) doi: 10.3390/medicina59020412. PMID: 36837613Free PMC Article
Jaiswal S, Asper L, Long J, Lee A, Harrison K, Golebiowski B
Clin Exp Optom 2019 Sep;102(5):463-477. Epub 2019 Jan 21 doi: 10.1111/cxo.12851. PMID: 30663136
Coles-Brennan C, Sulley A, Young G
Clin Exp Optom 2019 Jan;102(1):18-29. Epub 2018 May 23 doi: 10.1111/cxo.12798. PMID: 29797453
Seguí Mdel M, Cabrero-García J, Crespo A, Verdú J, Ronda E
J Clin Epidemiol 2015 Jun;68(6):662-73. Epub 2015 Jan 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.01.015. PMID: 25744132

Diagnosis

Singh S, Keller PR, Busija L, McMillan P, Makrai E, Lawrenson JG, Hull CC, Downie LE
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 Aug 18;8(8):CD013244. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013244.pub2. PMID: 37593770Free PMC Article
Wolffsohn JS, Lingham G, Downie LE, Huntjens B, Inomata T, Jivraj S, Kobia-Acquah E, Muntz A, Mohamed-Noriega K, Plainis S, Read M, Sayegh RR, Singh S, Utheim TP, Craig JP
Ocul Surf 2023 Apr;28:213-252. Epub 2023 Apr 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2023.04.004. PMID: 37062428
Mylona I, Deres ES, Dere GS, Tsinopoulos I, Glynatsis M
Front Public Health 2020;8:63. Epub 2020 Mar 5 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00063. PMID: 32195219Free PMC Article
Jaiswal S, Asper L, Long J, Lee A, Harrison K, Golebiowski B
Clin Exp Optom 2019 Sep;102(5):463-477. Epub 2019 Jan 21 doi: 10.1111/cxo.12851. PMID: 30663136
Seguí Mdel M, Cabrero-García J, Crespo A, Verdú J, Ronda E
J Clin Epidemiol 2015 Jun;68(6):662-73. Epub 2015 Jan 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.01.015. PMID: 25744132

Therapy

Singh S, Keller PR, Busija L, McMillan P, Makrai E, Lawrenson JG, Hull CC, Downie LE
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 Aug 18;8(8):CD013244. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013244.pub2. PMID: 37593770Free PMC Article
Singh S, McGuinness MB, Anderson AJ, Downie LE
Ophthalmology 2022 Oct;129(10):1192-1215. Epub 2022 May 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2022.05.009. PMID: 35597519
Wang J, Li M, Zhu D, Cao Y
J Med Internet Res 2020 Dec 8;22(12):e21923. doi: 10.2196/21923. PMID: 33289673Free PMC Article
Klamm J, Tarnow KG
Medsurg Nurs 2015 Mar-Apr;24(2):89-93. PMID: 26306366
Rosenfield M
Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 2011 Sep;31(5):502-15. Epub 2011 Apr 12 doi: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2011.00834.x. PMID: 21480937

Prognosis

Yoshimoto S, Iizuka H, Takeuchi T
Vision Res 2025 Jan;226:108520. Epub 2024 Nov 20 doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2024.108520. PMID: 39571407
Tsai WS, Wang JH, Chiu CJ
Sci Rep 2020 Aug 25;10(1):14176. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-71142-3. PMID: 32843658Free PMC Article
Hwang JM, Cheon JE, Wang KC
Childs Nerv Syst 2008 Jun;24(6):693-8. Epub 2008 Jan 4 doi: 10.1007/s00381-007-0564-6. PMID: 18175125
Granet DB, Gomi CF, Ventura R, Miller-Scholte A
Strabismus 2005 Dec;13(4):163-8. doi: 10.1080/09273970500455436. PMID: 16361187
Daum KM
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Clinical prediction guides

Chen H, Yang G, Ma J
Int J Cancer 2024 May 1;154(9):1616-1625. Epub 2024 Jan 12 doi: 10.1002/ijc.34848. PMID: 38216995
Singh S, Keller PR, Busija L, McMillan P, Makrai E, Lawrenson JG, Hull CC, Downie LE
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 Aug 18;8(8):CD013244. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013244.pub2. PMID: 37593770Free PMC Article
Singh S, McGuinness MB, Anderson AJ, Downie LE
Ophthalmology 2022 Oct;129(10):1192-1215. Epub 2022 May 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2022.05.009. PMID: 35597519
Wang J, Li M, Zhu D, Cao Y
J Med Internet Res 2020 Dec 8;22(12):e21923. doi: 10.2196/21923. PMID: 33289673Free PMC Article
Seguí Mdel M, Cabrero-García J, Crespo A, Verdú J, Ronda E
J Clin Epidemiol 2015 Jun;68(6):662-73. Epub 2015 Jan 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.01.015. PMID: 25744132

Recent systematic reviews

Singh S, Keller PR, Busija L, McMillan P, Makrai E, Lawrenson JG, Hull CC, Downie LE
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 Aug 18;8(8):CD013244. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013244.pub2. PMID: 37593770Free PMC Article
Duan H, Song W, Guo J, Yan W
Nutrients 2023 Apr 12;15(8) doi: 10.3390/nu15081843. PMID: 37111062Free PMC Article
Wolffsohn JS, Lingham G, Downie LE, Huntjens B, Inomata T, Jivraj S, Kobia-Acquah E, Muntz A, Mohamed-Noriega K, Plainis S, Read M, Sayegh RR, Singh S, Utheim TP, Craig JP
Ocul Surf 2023 Apr;28:213-252. Epub 2023 Apr 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2023.04.004. PMID: 37062428
Singh S, McGuinness MB, Anderson AJ, Downie LE
Ophthalmology 2022 Oct;129(10):1192-1215. Epub 2022 May 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2022.05.009. PMID: 35597519
Wang J, Li M, Zhu D, Cao Y
J Med Internet Res 2020 Dec 8;22(12):e21923. doi: 10.2196/21923. PMID: 33289673Free PMC Article

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