Quality of vision: A consensus building initiative for a new ophthalmologic concept

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 851-860

  Piermarocchi, Stefano ^a   Sartore, M ^a   Bandello, F ^b   Lanzetta, P ^b   Brancato, R ^c   Garattini, L ^d   Lumbroso, B ^e   Rispoli, M ^e   Pece, A ^f   Isola, V ^f   Pulazzini, A ^g   Menchini, U ^h   Virgili, G ^h   Tedeschi, M ⁱ   Varano, M ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d MARIO NEGRI INST PHARMACOL RES   (Italy)

^e Mediterranean Ophthalmology Center   (Italy)

^f Hospital of Melegnano   (Italy)

^g Delphi Method Consultant Think Tank   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

ⁱ IRCCS FONDAZIONE BIETTI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Delphi method; Quality of vision

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELPHI STUDY; HUMAN; PERIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 33846621122     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210601600611     Document Type: Article

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