Relationship between vision impairment and ability to perform activities of daily living

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 79-91

  Haymes, Sharon A ^a   Johnston, Alan W ^a   Heyes, Anthony D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Disability; Functional assessment; Low vision

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EVALUATION; VISION TEST; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); VISION DISORDERS; VISION TESTS;

EID: 0036513481     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1475-1313.2002.00016.x     Document Type: Article

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