Vision-related quality of life in patients with bilateral severe age-related macular degeneration

Ophthalmology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 152-158

  Cahill, Mark T ^a   Banks, Avie D ^a   Stinnett, Sandra S ^a   Toth, Cynthia A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; READING; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULA TRANSLOCATION; RETINA SURGERY; RETINECTOMY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETINA; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 11344259829     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2004.06.036     Document Type: Article

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