Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 11 , Pages 1961-1969 , November 2009

Visual Activities Questionnaire: Assessment of subscale validity for cataract surgery outcomes

Received 16 March 2009 ,Revised 11 May 2009 ,Accepted 13 May 2009.

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 No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

 Supported in part by National Health and Medical Research Council, Canberra, Australia, Centre of Clinical Research Excellence grant 264620.

PII: S0886-3350(09)00763-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.05.058

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 11 , Pages 1961-1969 , November 2009

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