Measurements of vision function and quality of life in patients with cataracts in southern India. Report of instrument development

A E Fletcher; L B Ellwein; S Selvaraj; V Vijaykumar; R Rahmathullah; R D Thulasiraj; Selvaraj Sivasubramaniam

Measurements of vision function and quality of life in patients with cataracts in southern India. Report of instrument development

A E Fletcher, L B Ellwein, S Selvaraj, V Vijaykumar, R Rahmathullah, R D Thulasiraj, Selvaraj Sivasubramaniam

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Abstract

To develop and validate vision function (VF) and quality of life (QOL) instruments in patients with cataracts in the context of large volume surgery in a developing country.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	767-74
Number of pages	8
Journal	Archives of Ophthalmology
Volume	115
Issue number	6
Publication status	Published - Jun 1997

Keywords

Cataract
Cataract Extraction
Female
Humans
India
Male
Middle Aged
Observer Variation
Postoperative Period
Quality of Life
Reproducibility of Results
Vision, Ocular
Visual Acuity

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Measurements of vision function and quality of life in patients with cataracts in southern India. Report of instrument development

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