Comparing clinical tests of visual function in cataract with the patient's perceived visual disability

Eye (Basingstoke)

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1990, Pages 712-717

  Elliott, David B ^a   Hurst, Mark A ^a   Weatherill, John ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DISABILITY; HUMAN; LIGHT SCATTERING; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATARACT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; LIGHT; MIDDLE AGE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0025649678     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1990.100     Document Type: Article

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