Amblyopia and quality of life: A systematic review

Eye

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 403-413

  Carlton, J ^a   Kaltenthaler, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

amblyopia; child; health related quality of life (HRQoL); psychosocial

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; AMBLYOPIA AND STRABISMUS QUESTIONNAIRE; AMBLYOPIA TREATMENT INDEX; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDRENS VISUAL FUNCTION QUESTIONNAIRE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; EYE PATCH; FAMILY LIFE; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MEDICAL APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PATCHING SUCCESS QUESTIONNAIRE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROTECTION MOTIVATION THEORY QUESTIONNAIRE; PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SELF PERCEPTION PROFILE FOR CHILDREN; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPECTACLES; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VISUAL FUNCTION INDEX 14;

EID: 79954548768     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2011.4     Document Type: Review

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