Visual function and quality of life among visually impaired and cataract operated adults. The Pakistan National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 242-249

  Taylor, Amy E ^a,c   Shah, Shaheen P ^a   Gilbert, Clare E ^a   Jadoon, Mohammad Z ^b   Bourne, Rupert R A ^a   Dineen, Brendan ^a   Johnson, Gordon J ^a   Khan, Mohammad D ^b  

^a International Centre for Eye Health   (United Kingdom)

^b Pakistan Institute of Community Ophthalmology   (Pakistan)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cataract surgery; Pakistan; Quality of life; Visual function; Visually impaired

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APHAKIA; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; APHAKIA, POSTCATARACT; BLINDNESS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PSEUDOPHAKIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 51549083053     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09286580802105798     Document Type: Article

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