Quality of life in keratoconus

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 527-535

  Kymes, Steven M ^a   Walline, Jeffrey J ^b   Zadnik, Karla ^a,b   Gordon, Mae O ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; SCALE UP; SCORING SYSTEM; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 7044235467     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.04.031     Document Type: Article

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