Visual function and quality of life in patients with age-related maculopathy: Results of the Münster age and retina study (MARS);Visuelle funktion und lebensqualität bei patienten mit altersabhängiger makulopathie: Ergebnisse der Münsteraner altern- und retina-studie (MARS)

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 222, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 649-654

  Fuhs, A ^a   Dasch, B ^a   Behrens, T ^a   Meister, A ^b   Krause, K ^c   Pauleikhoff, D ^b   Hense, H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b ST FRANZISKUS HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^c Fachhochschule Aalen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; M nster age and retina study; NEI VFQ 25; Quality of life; Visual function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE FUNDUS; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL VISION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULOPATHY; VISION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; VISION DISORDERS; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 24744447060     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-858367     Document Type: Article

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