DiYculty in performing everyday activities in patients with juvenile macular dystrophies: comparison with patients with retinitis pigmentosa
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Aims—To ascertain the level of perceived diYculty experienced by patients with central vision loss due to juvenile macular dystrophies in the performance of everyday activities. A second objective was to compare their perceived diYculty with that of patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) with primarily peripheral vision
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Difficulty in performing everyday activities in patients with juvenile macular dystrophies: comparison with patients with retinitis pigmentosa.
AIMS To ascertain the level of perceived difficulty experienced by patients with central vision loss due to juvenile macular dystrophies in the performance of everyday activities. A second objective was to compare their perceived difficulty with that of patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) with primarily peripheral vision loss. METHODS 72 patients with Stargardt disease, cone dystrophy, or...
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