Stargardt's macular dystrophy - A patients perspective

Optometry

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 165-176

  Miedziak, Anita I ^a   Perski, Thomas ^b   Andrews, Patric P ^c   Donoso, Lawrence A ^a  

^a WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Macular Degeneration International   (United States)

^c ADA Management Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Stargardt's disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONSET AGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; CHILD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0034154098     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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