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Visual Functioning and Health-related Quality-of-Life are Compromised in Patients with Uveitis

Michelle M. HuiSchool of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine (UNSW), Kensington, New South Wales, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
, BMed, MD,
Denis WakefieldSchool of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine (UNSW), Kensington, New South Wales, Australia;Department of Ophthalmology, St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
, MD, FRACP, FRCPA, FFSc,
Ilesh PatelHornsby Eye Specialists, Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia
, MPH, FRANZCO,
Erin CvejicSchool of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia
, PhD,
Peter J. McCluskeySchool of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine (UNSW), Kensington, New South Wales, Australia;Department of Ophthalmology, St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia;Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
, MD, FRANZCO &
John H. ChangSchool of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine (UNSW), Kensington, New South Wales, Australia;Retina and Vitreous Centre, Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia;Marsden Eye Specialists, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
, PhD, FRANZCO
Pages 486-491 | Received 05 Sep 2015, Accepted 05 Jan 2016, Published online: 22 Mar 2016

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