Changes in the Quality-of-Life of People with Keratoconus

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Kymes, Steven M ^a,b   Walline, Jeffrey J ^c   Zadnik, Karla ^c   Sterling, John ^d   Gordon, Mae O ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GUNDERSEN LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLOR VISION; CORNEA CURVATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRIVING ABILITY; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE VISUAL FUNCTION QUESTIONNAIRE; PERIPHERAL VISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 40849137727     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.11.017     Document Type: Article

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