American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 139, Issue 6 , Pages 1042-1050 , June 2005

Central Visual Function and the NEI-VFQ-25 Near and Distance Activities Subscale Scores in People with Type 1 and 2 Diabetes

Presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 2001.

  • Michael Cusick, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, National Eye Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
    • Howard Hughes Medical Institute—National Institutes of Health Research Scholars Program, Bethesda, Maryland.
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Emily Y. Chew, MD, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, CRC, Room 3-2531, 10 Center Drive, MSC 1204, Bethesda, MD 20892-1204; fax: (301) 496-7295
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  • John Paul Sangiovanni, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, National Eye Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
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  • Emily Y. Chew, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, National Eye Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
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  • Karl G. Csaky, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Office of the Scientific Director, Bethesda, Maryland.
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  • Katherine Hall-Shimel, RN, COT

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, National Eye Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
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  • George F. Reed, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, National Eye Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
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  • Rafael C. Caruso, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ophthalmic Genetics and Visual Function Branch, National Eye Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
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  • Frederick L. Ferris III, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, National Eye Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.

,Accepted 5 January 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.01.008

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 139, Issue 6 , Pages 1042-1050 , June 2005

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