The quality of life impact of peripheral versus central vision loss with a focus on glaucoma versus age-related macular degeneration | Zendy

Keith Evans | Zendy; Simon K. Law | Zendy; Walt | Zendy; P. Buchholz | Zendy; Hansen | Zendy

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The quality of life impact of peripheral versus central vision loss with a focus on glaucoma versus age-related macular degeneration

Author(s) -

Keith Evans,

Simon K. Law,

Walt,

P. Buchholz,

Hansen

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

clinical ophthalmology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025

H-Index - 56

eISSN - 1177-5483

pISSN - 1177-5467

DOI - 10.2147/opth.s6024

Subject(s) - medicine , macular degeneration , glaucoma , quality of life (healthcare) , ophthalmology , visual impairment , peripheral vision , optometry , low vision , impaired vision , blindness , psychiatry , nursing , computer science , computer vision

It is well accepted that conditions that cause central vision loss (CVL) have a negative impact on functional ability and quality of life (QoL), but the impact of diseases that cause peripheral vision loss (PVL) is less well understood. Focusing on glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), the effects of CVL and PVL on QoL were compared.

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