Effects of duration and number of symptoms on vision-related anxiety in patients with Inherited Retinal Diseases.
Lilia T PopovaRebhi O AbuzaitounMaria Fernanda AbalemChristopher A AndrewsAlison M MondulGabrielle Davis LacyDavid C MuschKanishka T JayasunderaPublished in: Ophthalmic genetics (2022)
The number of symptoms but not the duration of symptoms, is an independent risk factor for vision-related anxiety. Patients with more symptoms are at higher risk for vision-related anxiety. Having symptoms for longer than 25 years may reduce this anxiety.