An instrument for assessment of subjective visual disability in cataract patients

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 617-624

  Pesudovs, Konrad ^a,b   Coster, Douglas J ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISABILITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031750042     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.82.6.617     Document Type: Article

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