Users' subjective evaluation of electronic vision enhancement systems

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 138-149

  Culham, Louise E ^a   Chabra, Anthony ^a   Rubin, Gary S ^b,c  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Biomedical Research Centre for Ophthalmology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electronic vision enhancement system; Low vision aids; Macular disease; Quality of life; Visual rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE THERAPY; ELECTRONIC VISION ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM; ELECTRONICS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; READING; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULOPATHY; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSORY AIDS; VISION, LOW; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60349096899     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2008.00630.x     Document Type: Article

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