Impact of Vision Loss on Health-Related Quality of Life in Trinidad and Tobago

Tasanee Braithwaite; Henry Bailey; Debra Bartholomew; Ayoub Saei; Konrad Pesudovs; Samuel S. Ramsewak; Rupert Bourne; Alastair Gray

doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2019.01.023

Impact of Vision Loss on Health-Related Quality of Life in Trinidad and Tobago

Tasanee Braithwaite^*, Henry Bailey, Debra Bartholomew, Ayoub Saei, Konrad Pesudovs, Samuel S. Ramsewak, Rupert Bourne, Alastair Gray

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1055-1058
Number of pages	4
Journal	Ophthalmology
Volume	126
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2019.01.023
Publication status	Published - Jul 2019

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Supported by Ministry of Health of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; and Fight for Sight UK (grant no.: 1339/40). Equipment sponsorship by Medilex Ltd (Miami, FL), and Precision Vision Ltd (La Salle, IL). The sponsor or funding organization had no role in the design or conduct of this research.

Funding Information:
Supported by Ministry of Health of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; and Fight for Sight UK (grant no.: 1339/40). Equipment sponsorship by Medilex Ltd (Miami, FL), and Precision Vision Ltd (La Salle, IL). The sponsor or funding organization had no role in the design or conduct of this research. Financial Disclosure(s): The author(s) have made the following disclosure(s): H.B.: Member ? EuroQol Research Group. Supported by Ministry of Health of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; and Fight for Sight UK (grant no.: 1339/40). Equipment sponsorship by Medilex Ltd (Miami, FL), and Precision Vision Ltd (La Salle, IL). The sponsor or funding organization had no role in the design or conduct of this research. Obtained funding: Braithwaite, Bourne, Ramsewak The authors thank staff in the Ministry of Health of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and the Regional Health Authorities, for their support. We also thank the administrative staff at the University of the West Indies and Anglia Ruskin University. Finally, our sincere thanks to Diane Williams, and everyone in the National Eye Survey of Trinidad and Tobago Study Group. 2 Financial Disclosure(s): The author(s) have made the following disclosure(s): H.B.: Member ? EuroQol Research Group. Supported by Ministry of Health of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; and Fight for Sight UK (grant no.: 1339/40). Equipment sponsorship by Medilex Ltd (Miami, FL), and Precision Vision Ltd (La Salle, IL). The sponsor or funding organization had no role in the design or conduct of this research. Obtained funding: Braithwaite, Bourne, Ramsewak

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