Evaluating Well-being of Individuals With Chronic Visual Conditions Requiring Regular Eyecare During COVID-19 Lockdown: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Khader A AlmhdawiMunsif Fayiz AlsalemDonia ObeidatLaith T Al-KhateebMohammad Nayef Al AqarbahWejdan Mahmoud AlshiyabAlaa Adeeb ArabiatMohammed Abdullah BazelZaidoon Al-Share

Published in: Eye & contact lens (2021)

Jordanian individuals with chronic vision conditions demonstrated low levels of HRQoL during COVID-19 lockdown. Participants also showed high levels of mental health symptoms and reported low accessibility to ophthalmic care. Access to nonurgent ophthalmic care in individuals with chronic vision diseases should be carefully planned in future pandemics.

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mental health
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drug induced
depressive symptoms
affordable care act
mental illness