Effective rehabilitation of reading by training in the technique of eccentric viewing: Evaluation of a 4-year programme of service delivery

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 494-497

  Palmer, Shelagh ^a   Logan, David ^a   Nabili, Shahriar ^b   Dutton, Gordon N ^b,c,d  

^a Visibility   (United Kingdom)

^b GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; REHABILITATION CARE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THERAPY EFFECT; TRAINING; VISION;

AGED; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; READING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION, LOW;

EID: 77950787775     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.152231     Document Type: Article

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