Quality of life in glaucoma and its relationship with visual function

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-150

  Nelson, Patricia ^a,b   Aspinall, Peter ^a,b   Papasouliotis, Orestis ^c   Worton, Bruce ^c   O'Brien, Colm ^a  

^a Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Glaucoma specific questionnaire; Psychophysical assessment of visual function; Quality of life; Visual disability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; DARK ADAPTATION; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; STEREOSCOPIC VISION; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DARK ADAPTATION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FLICKER FUSION; GLARE; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0037388498     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00061198-200304000-00009     Document Type: Article

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