A survey of photopsias in self-reported retinitis pigmentosa: Location of photopsias is related to disease severity

Retina

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1513-1521

  Bittner, Ava K ^a   Diener West, Marie ^a   Dagnelie, Gislin ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGHT VISION; PHOTOPSIA; READING; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SELF REPORT; VISUAL DISORDER; AGED; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SELF DISCLOSURE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SELF DISCLOSURE; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 73349101105     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3181af0d57     Document Type: Article

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