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, vol.15, no.2, pp.134-141, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 15 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.134-141
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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).