Assessment of the impact of keratoconus on vision-related quality of life

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 2902-2910

  Gothwal, Vijaya K ^a   Reddy, Shailaja P ^a   Fathima, Asma ^a   Bharani, Seelam ^a   Sumalini, Rebecca ^a   Bagga, Deepak K ^a   Sudharman, Preeji M ^a  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Impact of vision impairment; Keratoconus; Questionnaire; Rasch analysis; Vision related quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPACT OF VISION IMPAIRMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RASCH ANALYSIS; VALIDITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VISION DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876540498     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.12-10783     Document Type: Article

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