Low-vision rehabilitation in patients with visual and cognitive impairment

Visual Impairment Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-22

  Hagerman, Kara E ^a   Taussig, Melissa J ^b   Coalter, John D ^b   Jay, Walter M ^c  

^a ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

^b Deicke Center for Visual Rehabilitation   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Low vision; Vision impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 34248330311     PISSN: 1388235X     EISSN: 17445167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13882350701198868     Document Type: Article

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