The development of the LV Prasad-Functional Vision Questionnaire: A measure of functional vision performance of visually impaired children

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 4131-4139

  Gothwal, Vijaya K ^a,b   Lovie Kitchin, Jan E ^b   Nutheti, Rishita ^c  

^a M/L B D Ctr Sight Enhancement   (India)

^b L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR VISION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LV PRASAD FUNCTIONAL VISION QUESTIONNAIRE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VISION DISORDERS; VISION TESTS; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 0041859556     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.02-1238     Document Type: Article

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