Social and visual function in nystagmus

• Published in: British journal of ophthalmology Vol. 89; no. 10; pp. 1278 - 1281
• Main Authors: Pilling, R F, Thompson, J R, Gottlob, I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JR BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.10.2005; BMJ; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; Copyright 2005 British Journal of Ophthalmology
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Adults; Age; Aged; Albinism; Biological and medical sciences; Cataracts; Child; Child, Preschool; Children & youth; Clinical Science - Scientific Reports; Disease; epidemiology; Families & family life; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Interpersonal Relations; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous; Myopia; nystagmus; Nystagmus Network; Nystagmus, Pathologic - complications; Nystagmus, Pathologic - psychology; Nystagmus, Pathologic - rehabilitation; Oculomotor disorders; Ophthalmology; Parents; quality of life; Questionnaires; Reproducibility of Results; Self evaluation; Self-Assessment; social function; Social Isolation; Surveys and Questionnaires; Vision, Low - etiology; Vision, Low - psychology; Vision, Low - rehabilitation; visual function; Visual impairment; Eye disease; Ophthalmology; Oculomotor syndrome; Nystagmus

Aim: To investigate the influence of nystagmus on visual and social function and determine if parents are able to assess visual and social function in children with nystagmus. Method: A postal questionnaire comprising 14 questions related to visual function (VF-14) and questions pertaining to social...