Visual acuity measurement and ocular co-morbidity in diabetic retinopathy screening

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 775-778

  Scanlon, P H ^a   Foy, C ^b   Chen, F K ^a  

^a CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Gloucestershire RandD Support Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; COMORBIDITY; DEGENERATIVE MYOPIA; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIGITAL IMAGING; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLIFERATIVE RETINOPATHY; RANDOMIZATION; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULOPATHY; SCREENING TEST; SLIT LAMP; STANDARDIZATION; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBLYOPIA; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 45249105530     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.128561     Document Type: Article

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