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Classification 2023 Winter Edition

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Ophthalmology

Schedule Contents

Reference Works. General Works Eye Anatomy. Physiology. Hygiene Diseases. Color Perception Therapeutics. Eye Banks Eye Structures and their Diseases Refraction. Errors of Refraction Corrective Devices Neuromuscular Mechanism. Neurologic Manifestations of Disease Manifestations of Disease. Poor Vision Occupational Ophthalmology. Eye Injuries Age Groups Optometry
  • Classify works on ophthalmic nursing and nursing of patients with specific ophthalmic diseases in WY 158.


Reference Works. General Works
WW 1

Organizations. Societies (General or not elsewhere classified) (Cutter from name of organization or society) (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

Includes membership lists and administrative reports issued serially or separately. Classify directories in WW 22. Classify other serials issued by societies in W1. For academies and institutes, see WW 23-24.
WW 5

Collected works by several authors

WW 7

Collected works by individual authors

WW 9

Addresses. Essays. Lectures

WW 11

History of ophthalmology and optometry (Table-G)

WW 11.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)

WW 13

Dictionaries. Encyclopedias
(Monographs and Serials)

WW 15

Classification. Terminology
(Monographs and Serials)

WW 16

Tables. Statistics. Surveys (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

Classify tables used in optical dispensing calculations in WW 352.
WW 16.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WW 17

Atlases. Pictorial works

Classify here also atlases on a specific part of the eye.
WW 18

Education

Classify here works about education.
WW 18.2

Educational materials
(Monographs and Serials)

Classify here educational materials, e.g., outlines, questions and answers, programmed instruction, computer-assisted instruction, etc., regardless of format. Classify textbooks, regardless of format, by subject.
WW 19

Schools, departments, and faculties of ophthalmology (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

Include here works on the history of schools. Classify courses of study, catalogs, etc., in W 19.5.
WW 19.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WW 20

Research (General)

Classify here works about research in general. Classify works about research on a particular subject by subject.
WW 21

Ophthalmology as a profession. Ethics. Peer review

Classify works on the specialty alone here. Classify works on both the specialty and diseases in WW 100. Classify works on optometry and opticianry in WW 721.
WW 21.5

Ophthalmic assistants

WW 22

Directories (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

Classify directories of optometrists and/or opticians in WW 722.
WW 22.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WW 23

Collective laboratories, academies, institutes, etc.

WW 24

Individual laboratories, academies, institutes, etc. (Cutter from name of institution)

WW 25

Laboratory manuals. Technique

WW 26

Equipment and supplies

Classify catalogs in W 26.
WW 26.5

Informatics. Electronic data processing. Computers (General)

Classify works on use for special subjects by subject.
WW 27

Collective hospitals, clinics, dispensaries, etc. (Table-G)

WW 27.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)

WW 28

Individual hospitals, clinics, dispensaries, etc. (Cutter from name of hospital) (Table-G)

WW 28.5

Collective museums, exhibitions, etc.

WW 28.6

Individual museums, exhibitions, etc. (Cutter from name of museum, etc.) (Table-G)

WW 32

Laws. Estimation of disability for compensation (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WW 32.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WW 33

Discussion of law (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WW 33.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WW 39

Handbooks. Resource guides
(Monographs and Serials)

WW 80

Popular works (General)

WW 100

General works

Classify works on specialty and on the specialty and diseases here. Classify works on diseases alone in WW 140.
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Eye Anatomy. Physiology. Hygiene
WW 101

Anatomy. Histology. Embryology. Biochemistry. Abnormalities

WW 103

Physiology of the eye. Vision (General)

WW 105

Visual perception. Space perception

Cf. WW 150 Color perception.
WW 109

Ocular accommodation. Ocular adaptation

[WW 113]

[This number not used]

Cf. WW 80 Popular works. Classify prevention of vision disorders in WW 140; eye protective devices in WW 26.
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Diseases. Color Perception
WW 140

Eye diseases. Vision disorders (General or not elsewhere classified)

Classify works on both the specialty and diseases in WW 100. Classify works on eye infections or hypersensitivity diseases in WW 160.
WW 141

Examination. Diagnosis. Diagnostic methods (General). Monitoring

Classify works on the examination of a part with the part.
WW 143

Objective methods

Classify works on electronystagmography in WW 410; on electroretinography in WW 270; on gonioscopy in WW 210; on retinography in WW 300.
WW 145

Subjective methods. Evaluation of function

WW 149

Neoplasms

Classify works on neoplasms of parts of the eye with the part.
WW 150

Color perception. Color blindness

Cf. WW 105 Visual perception
WW 160

Eye infections. Hypersensitivity diseases (General or not elsewhere classified)

Classify here diseases or infections whether caused by bacteria, parasites, or viruses or hypersensitivity. Classify works on eye diseases in general in WW 140.
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Therapeutics. Eye Banks
WW 166

Ocular therapeutics

Cf. WW 168 Ophthalmological surgery.
WW 168

Ophthalmological surgery (General)

Classify works on surgery for a particular disorder with the disorder. Cf. WW 340 Refractive surgery.
WW 170

Eye banks. Eye bank procedures (including those for specific parts of the eye)

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Eye Structures and their Diseases
WW 202

Orbit

WW 205

Eyelids. Eyebrows

Cf. WR 390-465 Skin appendage diseases.
WW 208

Lacrimal apparatus

WW 210

Anterior chamber. Posterior chamber. Aqueous humor (Eyeball)

WW 212

Conjunctiva

WW 215

Trachoma

WW 220

Cornea

WW 230

Sclera

WW 240

Uvea. Iris. Ciliary body

WW 245

Choroid

WW 250

Vitreous body

WW 260

Crystalline lens. Cataract

WW 270

Retina

WW 276

Blindness. Amblyopia

WW 280

Optic nerve

WW 290

Glaucoma

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Refraction. Errors of Refraction
WW 300

General works

WW 310

Astigmatism

WW 320

Myopia

WW 340

Refractive surgery

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Corrective Devices
WW 350

Optical dispensing. Spectacle fitting

Classify works on optometry and opticianry in WW 704-722.
WW 352

Principles. Calculations. Tables

WW 354

Frames. Eyeglasses

Classify works on intraocular lenses in WW 358 or if exclusively for cataract therapy, in WW 260.
WW 355

Contact lenses

WW 358

Prosthesis

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Neuromuscular Mechanism. Neurologic Manifestations of Disease
WW 400

General works

WW 405

Orthoptics (General)

WW 410

Disorders of ocular motility

WW 415

Strabismus

WW 460

Disorders due to diseases of the central nervous system. Neurologic manifestations of eye diseases (General)

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Manifestations of Disease. Poor Vision
WW 475

Eye manifestations of general disease

Classify works on eye manifestations of specific diseases with disease.
WW 480

Medical aspects of reading problems associated with poor vision.

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Occupational Ophthalmology. Eye Injuries
WW 505

Occupational ophthalmology

WW 525

Foreign bodies. Injuries. Toxic injuries

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Age Groups
WW 600

Pediatric ophthalmology and optometry (General or not elsewhere classified)

Classify works on particular disorders with the disorder. Classify pediatric ophthalmologic surgical procedures in WW 168.
WW 620

Geriatric ophthalmology and optometry (General or not elsewhere classified)

Classify works on particular disorders with the disorder. Classify geriatric ophthalmologic surgical procedures in WW 168.
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Optometry
WW 704

General works. Office management

Classify works on the specific functions of the optometrist in the WW number for the function; on functions of the optician in WW 350-355.
WW 721

Optometry and opticianry as professions. Ethics. Peer review

Classify works on history of the professions in WW 11- WW 11.1.
WW 722

Directories (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WW 722.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)