Evaluation of the impact of intracorneal ring segments implantation on the quality of life of patients with keratoconus using the NEI-RQL (National Eye Institute Refractive Error Quality of life) instrument

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 101-105

  Paranhos, J De Freitas Santos ^a   Avila M P ^a   Paranhos Jr , A ^a   Schor, P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; MOXIFLOXACIN;

ABERROMETRY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR VISION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; EYE INJURY; EYE REFRACTION; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTRACORNEAL RING SEGMENT; INTRACORNEAL RING SEGMENT IMPLANTATION; KERATITIS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE REFRACTIVE ERROR QUALITY OF LIFE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SPECTACLES; TOPOGRAPHY; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74549212721     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2009.161562     Document Type: Article

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