How effective is low vision service provision? A systematic review

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-65

  Binns, Alison M ^a   Bunce, Catey ^b   Dickinson, Chris ^c   Harper, Robert ^d   Tudor Edwards, Rhiannon ^e   Woodhouse, Margaret ^a   Linck, Pat ^e   Suttie, Alan ^f   Jackson, Jonathan ^g   Lindsay, Jennifer ^g   Wolffsohn, James ^h   Hughes, Lindsey ⁱ   Margrain, Tom H ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d MANCHESTER ROYAL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f Fife Society for the Blind   (United Kingdom)

^g ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^h ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ British and Irish Orthoptic Society   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Economic; Low vision; Outcomes; QoL; Rehabilitation; Review; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REHABILITATION CENTER; SATISFACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISION REHABILITATION SERVICE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION, LOW; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 82955212822     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: 18793304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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