A prospective, longitudinal, observational cohort study examining how glaucoma affects quality of life and visually-related function over 4 years: design and methodology

WAISBOURD, Michael; PARKER, Samantha; Ekici, FEYZAHAN; MARTINEZ, Patricia; MURPHY, Rachel; SCULLY, Katie; WIZOV, Sheryl; HARK, Lisa; SPAETH, George

doi:10.1186/s12886-015-0088-x

A prospective, longitudinal, observational cohort study examining how glaucoma affects quality of life and visually-related function over 4 years: design and methodology

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WAISBOURD M., PARKER S., Ekici F., MARTINEZ P., MURPHY R., SCULLY K., ...More

BMC OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.15, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 15
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.1186/s12886-015-0088-x
Journal Name: BMC OPHTHALMOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Keywords: Glaucoma, Vision-related quality of life, Performance-based measures, COLLABORATIVE INITIAL GLAUCOMA, HEIDELBERG RETINA TOMOGRAPH, DAMAGE LIKELIHOOD SCALE, FIELD LOSS, CONTRAST SENSITIVITY, MOBILITY PERFORMANCE, ABILITY, ASSOCIATION, IMPACT, INDEX
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study is to summarize the design and methodology of a prospective, longitudinal, observational cohort study to investigate how glaucoma affects patients' quality of life and visually-related function over a 4-year period.