Practical assessment of vision in the elderly

Ophthalmology Clinics of North America

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 269-287

  Schneck, Marilyn E ^a,b   Haegerström Portnoy, Gunilla ^a,b  

^a SMITH KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; FACIES; GLARE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; READING; RECOGNITION; REFRACTION ERROR; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION TEST; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0037946752     PISSN: 08961549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-1549(03)00008-7     Document Type: Review

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