Self-reported visual dysfunction in multiple sclerosis: Results from the 25-Item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (VFQ-25)

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 382-385

  Balcer, Laura J ^a   Baier, Monika L ^b   Kunkle, Amy M ^a   Rudick, Richard A ^c   Weinstock Guttman, Bianca ^d   Simonian, Nancy ^e   Galetta, Steven L ^a   Cutter, Gary R ^b   Maguire, Maureen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^e BIOGEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; MS; Multiple sclerosis; NEI VFQ; VFQ 25; Vision

Indexed keywords

BETA1A INTERFERON;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE III; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REFERENCE VALUES; SELF DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 0034487604     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/135245800701566359     Document Type: Article

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