Publications by authors named "Roberta Urbano Ventura"
[Visual impairment impact on the quality of life of the elderly population that uses the public health care system from the western countryside of Pernambuco State, Brazil].
Vasco Torres Fernandes Bravo Filho Roberta Urbano Ventura Carlos Teixeira Brandt Camila Sarteschi Marcelo Carvalho Ventura
Arq Bras Oftalmol
April 2013
Purpose: To evaluate the impact of visual impairment on the quality of life of the elderly population living in the western countryside of Pernambuco State, located in northeast of Brazil.
Methods: Five hundred and eighty subjects over 59 years of age were interviewed using the Visual Functioning Questionnaire (VFQ). All subjects underwent complete eye examination.