A quality of life comparison of people wearing spectacles or contact lenses or having undergone refractive surgery.

@article{Pesudovs2006AQO,
  title={A quality of life comparison of people wearing spectacles or contact lenses or having undergone refractive surgery.},
  author={Konrad Pesudovs and Estibaliz Garamendi and David B Elliott},
  journal={Journal of refractive surgery},
  year={2006},
  volume={22 1},
  pages={
          19-27
        }
}
PURPOSE To demonstrate the use of the Quality of Life Impact of Refractive Correction (QIRC) questionnaire for comparing the quality of life of pre-presbyopic individuals with refractive correction by spectacles, contact lenses, or refractive surgery. [] Key MethodMETHODS The 20-item QIRC questionnaire was administered to 104 spectacle wearers, 104 contact lens wearers, and 104 individuals who had undergone refractive surgery (N = 312). These groups were similar for gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status…
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