Optometry - Journal of the American Optometric Association
Volume 81, Issue 9 , Pages 461-468 , September 2010

Coping strategies to manage stress related to vision loss and fluctuations in retinitis pigmentosa

  • Ava K. Bittner, O.D.

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins University; Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Ava K. Bittner, O.D., 550 N. Broadway, 6th Floor, Lions Vision Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.
    • ,
  • Lori Edwards, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins University; School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Maureen George, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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PII: S1529-1839(10)00250-2

doi: 10.1016/j.optm.2010.03.006

Optometry - Journal of the American Optometric Association
Volume 81, Issue 9 , Pages 461-468 , September 2010

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