Risk factors for poor vision-related quality of life among cataract patients. Evaluation of baseline data

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 251, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 783-789

  Chatziralli, Irini P ^a,b   Sergentanis, Theodoros N ^c   Peponis, Vasileios G ^a   Papazisis, Leonidas E ^b   Moschos, Marilita M ^c  

^a 2nd Department of Ophthalmology   (Greece)

^b General Hospital of Veroia   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cataract; Phacoemulsification; Quality of life; vfq 25

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EXERCISE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE VISUAL FUNCTION QUESTIONNAIRE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY; WORK;

EID: 84877102336     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: 1435702X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-012-2194-2     Document Type: Article

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