Assessing visual activities of daily living in the visually impaired

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-65

  Latham, Keziah ^a   Usherwood, Claire ^a  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Functional assessment; Low vision; Quality of life; Visual function questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VISION DISORDERS; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 72449158026     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2009.00693.x     Document Type: Article

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