The impact of reduced distance and near vision on the quality of life of adults in Timor-Leste

Ophthalmology

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2308-2314

  Du Toit, Rne ^a   Palagyi, Anna ^a   Ramke, Jacqueline ^a   Brian, Garry ^a   Lamoureux, Ecosse L ^b,c  

^a Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand   (New Zealand)

^b CENTRE FOR EYE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRESBYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFRACTION ERROR; TIMOR-LESTE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDONESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; VISION DISORDERS; VISION, OCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 78649834293     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2010.03.041     Document Type: Article

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