QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE ELDERLY POPULATION: EFFECTS OF AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION ON NEI-VFQ 25 SCORES

TAYLAN ŞEKEROĞLU H., KADAYIFÇILAR S., Eldem B.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, cilt.15, sa.2, ss.134-141, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.134-141
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: To investigate and to evaluate the quality of life of the patients with exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by using National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire 25 (NEI-VFQ 25) before and after the photodynamic therapy (PDT).