Driving habits and health-related quality of life in patients with age-related maculopathy

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 207-213

  Decarlo, Dawn K ^a   Scilley, Kay ^b   Wells, Jennifer ^b   Owsley, Cynthia ^b  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related maculopathy; Driving; Life space; Low vision; Quality of life; Vision impairment

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; PATIENT REHABILITATION; VISION;

MACULOPATHY;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HABITS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 0037345420     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-200303000-00010     Document Type: Article

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