Assessment of visual function after corneal transplantation: The quality of life and psychometric assessment after corneal transplantation (Q-PACT) study

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 785-793

  Mendes, Flavia ^a   Schaumberg, Debra A ^a,b   Navon, Sam ^c   Steinert, Roger ^d   Sugar, Joel ^e   Holland, Edward J ^f   Dana, M Reza ^a  

^a SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Carolina Eye Associates   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DYSTROPHY; EVALUATION; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOPATHY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0038620125     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(02)02278-X     Document Type: Article

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