Vision impairment can have a significant impact on the wellbeing and quality of life of an
individual. Vision rehabilitation has the potential to improve these areas; however, four in …

Objective To synthesize information on the psychometric properties of scales used to assess
vision-related quality of life in people with low vision. Methods A systematic review was …

Purpose Depression and anxiety are highly prevalent in older adults with vision impairment.
Because symptoms of depression and anxiety appear to fluctuate, it is important to identify …

Study question Is stepped care compared with usual care effective in preventing the onset of
major depressive, dysthymic, and anxiety disorders in older people with visual impairment …

Purpose.: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are accepted widely as important
outcomes in comparative effectiveness research. Over 30 PROMs have been described for …

Purpose Immediate treatment of depression and anxiety may not always be necessary in
resilient patients. This study aimed to determine remission rates of subthreshold depression …

Objective To study the association between diabetic retinopathy (DR) and physical
functional difficulty using contemporary psychometric validation techniques, and to explore …

Low-vision rehabilitation (LVR) aims to improve the functioning of patients with chronic
uncorrectable visual impairment. LVR is inherently a patient-centered intervention since its …

Low vision (LV) has a substantial impact on an individual's daily functionality and patient-
reported outcome measures (PROMs) are increasingly incorporated into the evaluation of …

Purpose: This study aims to develop an item-bank to measure vision-related quality of life
(Vr-QoL) and subsequently calibrate this set of items. Methods: Three Vr-QoL instruments …