purpose : this study was performed in order to characterize the psychometric properties of the national eye institute visual functioning questionnaire in iranians. methods : after forward and backward translation, examination of the translation quality and a pilot test, 80 patients with various chronic ophthalmic diseases and 30 healthy individuals completed the questionnaire. internal consiste...

OBJECTIVE To compare vision-related functioning and health-related quality of life of patients with noninfectious intermediate or posterior uveitis with those of the US general population and normal-vision reference groups. METHODS Secondary analysis of health-related quality of life measures administered at baseline to patients with noninfectious intermediate or posterior uveitis participati...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the validity and reliability of the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire. METHODS Participants (109 patients with dry eye and 30 normal controls) completed the OSDI, the National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-25), the McMonnies Dry Eye Questionnaire, the Short Form-12 (SF-12) Health Status Questionnaire, and an ophthalmic examinatio...

Purpose: This study was performed in order to characterize the psychometric properties of the National Eye Institute visual functioning questionnaire in Iranians. Methods: After forward and backward translation, examination of the translation quality and a pilot test, 80 patients with various chronic ophthalmic diseases and 30 healthy individuals completed the questionnaire. Internal consistenc...