The impact of cataract surgery on quality of life

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-27

  Lamoureux, Ecosse L ^a,b   Fenwick, Eva ^b   Pesudovs, Konrad ^c   Tan, Donald ^a  

^a SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cataract surgery; Outcome measure; Quality of life; Visual function

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COMORBIDITY; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; VISION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 79954987834     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e3283414284     Document Type: Article

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