American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 145, Issue 4 , Pages 618-622.e1 , April 2008

The Quality of Life Associated with Presbyopia

  • Betsy P. Luo

      Affiliations

    • Center for Value-Based Medicine, Flourtown, Pennsylvania
    • Department of Ophthalmology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Gary C. Brown

      Affiliations

    • Center for Value-Based Medicine, Flourtown, Pennsylvania
    • Retina Service, Wills Eye Institute, Jefferson Medical College Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Eye Research Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Gary C. Brown, Center for Value-Based Medicine, Box 335 Flourtown, PA 19031
    • ,
  • Solomon C. Luo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Progressive Vision Institute, Pottsville, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Melissa M. Brown

      Affiliations

    • Center for Value-Based Medicine, Flourtown, Pennsylvania
    • Eye Research Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

,Accepted 5 December 2007.

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PII: S0002-9394(07)01047-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.12.011

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 145, Issue 4 , Pages 618-622.e1 , April 2008

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