Vision care requirements among intellectually disabled adults: A residence-based pilot study

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 140-150

  McCulloch, D L ^a   Sludden, P A ^a   McKeown, K ^a   Kerr, A ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intellectual disability; Mental retardation; Vision care; Visual acuity; Visual deficits

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NURSING STAFF; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC NERVE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINOSCOPY; SPECTACLES; STRABISMUS; UNITED KINGDOM; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0029921823     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1996.tb00615.x     Document Type: Article

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