Minimal Depression and Vision Function in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Ophthalmology

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1743-1747

  Rovner, Barry W ^a   Casten, Robin J ^a   Hegel, Mark T ^b   Tasman, William S ^c  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33748963592     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2006.05.033     Document Type: Article

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