Pre-operative quality of life and psychological factors that influence patient decision making in LASIK

Eye

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 270-275

  De La Jara, P Lazon ^a,b   Erickson, D ^a,b,c   Erickson, P ^b   Stapleton, F ^a,b,d  

^a VISION COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b BRIEN HOLDEN VISION INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

LASIK; Psychological factors; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOFT CONTACT LENS; VISION; WELLBEING;

EID: 77049113238     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2009.115     Document Type: Article

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