Correlation of visual function with health-related quality of life in glaucoma patients

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 134-140

  Lin, Jen Chieh ^a,b   Yang, Ming Chin ^b  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Health related QOL; Vision related QOL; Visual function

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COLOR VISION; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EYE MALFORMATION; FEMALE; GENDER; GLAUCOMA; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE VISUAL FUNCTION QUESTIONNAIRE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PERIPHERAL VISION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TAIWAN; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77149127056     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2009.01135.x     Document Type: Article

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