Development of a battery of functional tests for low vision

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 955-963

  Dougherty, Bradley E ^a   Martin, Scott R ^a   Kelly, Corey B ^a   Jones, Lisa A ^a   Raasch, Thomas W ^a   Bullimore, Mark A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional test; Low vision; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; COIN SORTING; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; COOKING TIME; DUE DATES; FOOD PACKAGE; FUNCTIONAL TEST; LOW VISION; PRINT SIZE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS; READING RATE; TELEPHONE NUMBERS; UTILITY BILLS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FUNCTIONS; VISUAL PERFORMANCE; VISUAL SEARCH;

BOTTLES; FACE RECOGNITION; PATIENT REHABILITATION; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS; VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

TESTING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; READING; RECOGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTENTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PILOT PROJECTS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; QUALITY OF LIFE; READING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; VISION TESTS; VISION, LOW; VISION, OCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 70350106787     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3181b180a6     Document Type: Article

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