Quality of life in non-infectious uveitis patients on immunosuppressive therapy

Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 225-231

  Kaleemunnisha, Sheik ^a   Sudharshan, S ^a   Biswas, Jyotirmay ^a  

^a VISION RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Immunosuppressives; Non Infectious Uveitis; Quality of Life; Visual Function Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER;

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR VISION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYE PAIN; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOVEAL THRESHOLD; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE VISUAL FUNCTION QUESTIONNAIRE; NONINFECTIOUS UVEITIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PERIPHERAL VISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TASTE DISORDER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UVEITIS; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; WEIGHT GAIN;

CORTICOSTEROIDS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVES; NON-INFECTIOUS UVEITIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; VISUAL FUNCTION QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; UNITED STATES; UVEITIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 84904004123     PISSN: 09749233     EISSN: 09751599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-9233.134675     Document Type: Article

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