Screening for psychiatric distress and low self-esteem in patients presenting for excimer laser surgery for myopia

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 40-44

  Kidd, Brian ^a,b   Stark, Cameron ^a,c   McGhee, Charles N J ^a,e   Bryce, ^a   Webber, ^a   Millican, ^d  

^a SUNDERLAND EYE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b Bellsdyke Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS AYRSHIRE AND ARRAN   (United Kingdom)

^d Peter Millican Associates   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXCIMER LASER; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; SELF ESTEEM; SPECTACLES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031057480     PISSN: 08830444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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