Visual rehabilitation of patients with Stargardt's disease

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 294-298

  Shah, Mufarriq ^a   Zaman, Mir ^a   Khan, Muhammad Tariq ^a   Khan, Muhammad Daud ^a  

^a Khyber Institute of Ophthalmic Medical Sciences   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Bifocal lens; Blindness; Low vision; Magnification; Rehabilitation; Stargardt's disease; Visual aid

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIFOCAL LENS; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REHABILITATION CARE; SCHOOL CHILD; STARGARDT DISEASE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL AID; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLINDNESS; CHILD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 48049107826     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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