Photopsias are related in part to perceived stress and positive mood in retinitis pigmentosa

Eye

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 101-108

  Bittner, A K ^a   Haythornthwaite, J A ^b   Diener West, M ^c   Dagnelie, G ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

flashes; mood; phosphenes; photopsias; retinitis pigmentosa; stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; MOOD; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; PERIMETRY; PHOTOPSIA; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AFFECT SCHEDULE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RATING SCALE; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOMNOLENCE; STANFORD SLEEPINESS SCALE; STRESS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

EID: 84855848274     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2011.247     Document Type: Article

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