Vision-related quality of life in corneal graft recipients

Eye (Basingstoke)

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1249-1255

  Mak, S T ^a   Wong, A C M ^b  

^a Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

^b Union Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Corneal transplant; Quality of life; Visual function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE VISUAL FUNCTION QUESTIONNAIRE 25; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84867501102     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2012.130     Document Type: Article

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