Age-related macular degeneration is a major cause of blindness worldwide. With ageing
populations in many countries, more than 20% might have the disorder. Advanced age …

Preferred Practice Pattern® guidelines are developed by the Academy's H. Dunbar Hoskins
Jr., MD Center for Quality Eye Care without any external financial support. Authors and …

Evidence-based update of the Cataract in the Adult Eye Preferred Practice Pattern®(PPP)
guidelines, describing the prevalence, risk factors, and natural history of cataract …

Objective To develop and test the psychometric properties of a 25-list-item version of the
National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-25). Design Prospective …

The use of patient reported outcome measures might seem to be quite straightforward;
however, a number of pitfalls await clinicians with limited expertise. Jill Dawson and …

Objective To test the reliability and validity of the 51-item Field Test Version of the National
Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ) across 5 common chronic eye …

Cataract, opacification of the lens, is one of the commonest causes of loss of useful vision,
with an estimated 16 million people worldwide affected. Several risk factors have been …

Background Good unaided distance visual acuity (VA) is now a realistic expectation
following cataract surgery and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. Near vision, however, still …

Background. Cataract is a leading cause of vision impairment in older adults, affecting
almost half of those over age 75 years. Driving is a highly visual task and, as with other age …

PURPOSE: To examine predisposing factors, treatment costs, and visual outcome of
microbial keratitis in an ophthalmic casualty and inpatient population. DESIGN …