Impact of unilateral and bilateral vision loss on quality of life

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 360-363

  Vu, H T V ^a   Keeffe, J E ^a   McCarty, C A ^b   Taylor, H R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; REVIEW; SOCIAL WELFARE; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WELLBEING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLINDNESS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAFETY;

EID: 14744273263     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.047498     Document Type: Review

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