Quality of life of primary open angle glaucoma patients in Lagos, Nigeria: Clinical and sociodemographic correlates

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 287-295

  Onakoya, Adeola Olukorede ^a   Mbadugha, Chigozie A ^a   Aribaba, Olufisayo T ^a   Ibidapo, Olayinka O ^b  

^a LAGOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^b LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

glaucoma; GQL 15; NEIVFQ25; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DARK ADAPTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE VISUAL FUNCTION QUESTIONNAIRE; NIGERIA; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIAL STATUS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; OPTIC DISK; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL CLASS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84862177885     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: 1536481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e31820d7cfd     Document Type: Article

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