Performance-based Measures of Visual Function

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 146-161

  Warrian, Kevin J ^a   Altangerel, Undraa ^a   Spaeth, George L ^a  

^a WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

performance assessment; performance measures; performance based measures; quality of life; visual assessment; visual disability; visual function

Indexed keywords

BLINDNESS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLOR VISION TEST; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; VISION DISORDERS; VISION, OCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 75949100395     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2009.06.006     Document Type: Review

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