Illness Perceptions, Psychiatric Manifestations, and Quality of Life in Patients with Inherited Retinal Dystrophies

We aimed to assess psychiatric manifestations, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and associated illness perceptions in patients with inherited retinal dystrophies (IRD).In 48 IRD patients, we assessed a wide range of psychological distress symptoms (Symptom Distress Checklist-90-R), depressive symptom severity (PHQ-9), generic HRQoL (WHOQOL-BREF), and Illness Perceptions (B-IPQ). Ninety-six alleged healthy participants matched for age,...