Perceived visual ability for functional vision performance among persons with low vision in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 3458-3465

  Nutheti, Rishita ^a,b   Shamanna, Bindiganavale R ^a   Krishnaiah, Sannapaneni ^a   Gothwal, Vijaya K ^a   Thomas, Ravi ^a   Rao, Gullapalli N ^a,b  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 4644318225     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.04-0243     Document Type: Article

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