Psychological morbidity in Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy depends on phenotypic, social, economic, and genetic factors

Psychological morbidity in Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy depends on phenotypic, social, economic, and genetic factors

Josef Finsterer,1 Sinda Zarrouk-Mahjoub2 1Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Vienna, Austria; 2University of Tunis El Manar, Genomics Platform, Pasteur Institute of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia We have read with interest the article by Garcia et al1 about the effect of visual impairment on psychologi...

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Autores principales: Finsterer J, Zarrouk-Mahjoub S
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Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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LHON
psychology
depression
genetics
Ophthalmology
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:f1ddd2e8fdfa4501a747714b6d7d85f72021-12-02T00:57:21ZPsychological morbidity in Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy depends on phenotypic, social, economic, and genetic factors1177-5483https://doaj.org/article/f1ddd2e8fdfa4501a747714b6d7d85f72017-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/letter-httpswwwdovepresscomprofound-vision-loss-impairs-psy-peer-reviewed-article-OPTHhttps://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483Josef Finsterer,1 Sinda Zarrouk-Mahjoub2 1Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Vienna, Austria; 2University of Tunis El Manar, Genomics Platform, Pasteur Institute of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia We have read with interest the article by Garcia et al1 about the effect of visual impairment on psychological well-being with regard to mood, interpersonal interactions, and career-related goals.1 Among the 103 Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) patients, half became depressed with negative impacts on interpersonal relations and career goals. At diagnosis, older age corresponded to higher depression prevalence than young age. We have the following comments and concerns.View the original paper by Garcia and colleagues.  Finsterer JZarrouk-Mahjoub SDove Medical PressarticleLHONpsychologydepressiongeneticsOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol Volume 11, Pp 959-962 (2017)
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topic LHON
psychology
depression
genetics
Ophthalmology
RE1-994
spellingShingle LHON
psychology
depression
genetics
Ophthalmology
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Finsterer J
Zarrouk-Mahjoub S
Psychological morbidity in Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy depends on phenotypic, social, economic, and genetic factors
description Josef Finsterer,1 Sinda Zarrouk-Mahjoub2 1Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Vienna, Austria; 2University of Tunis El Manar, Genomics Platform, Pasteur Institute of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia We have read with interest the article by Garcia et al1 about the effect of visual impairment on psychological well-being with regard to mood, interpersonal interactions, and career-related goals.1 Among the 103 Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) patients, half became depressed with negative impacts on interpersonal relations and career goals. At diagnosis, older age corresponded to higher depression prevalence than young age. We have the following comments and concerns.View the original paper by Garcia and colleagues.  
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author Finsterer J
Zarrouk-Mahjoub S
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Zarrouk-Mahjoub S
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title Psychological morbidity in Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy depends on phenotypic, social, economic, and genetic factors
title_short Psychological morbidity in Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy depends on phenotypic, social, economic, and genetic factors
title_full Psychological morbidity in Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy depends on phenotypic, social, economic, and genetic factors
title_fullStr Psychological morbidity in Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy depends on phenotypic, social, economic, and genetic factors
title_full_unstemmed Psychological morbidity in Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy depends on phenotypic, social, economic, and genetic factors
title_sort psychological morbidity in leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy depends on phenotypic, social, economic, and genetic factors
publisher Dove Medical Press
publishDate 2017
url https://doaj.org/article/f1ddd2e8fdfa4501a747714b6d7d85f7
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