A systems model for low vision rehabilitation. II. Measurement of vision disabilities

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 349-375

  Massof, Robert W ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Lions Vision Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Low vision rehabilitation; outcome measure; Patient based assessment; Rasch analysis; Vision disability

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

RASCH MEASUREMENT MODEL; VISION DISABILITY;

VISION;

ARTICLE; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; READING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VISION; VISION TEST; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION, LOW;

EID: 0032078852     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199805000-00025     Document Type: Article

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