Comparison of the illness perception between age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma patients living in a middle-income country

Caroline Schiave Germano-Morrel, Kenzo Saito Tomishige, Renato Maia Macchione, Patrícia Asperti Ottaiano-Poli, Niro Kasahara

Journal of Health Psychology: An Interdisciplinary, International Journal

Published online on March 14, 2026

Abstract

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The aim of this cross-sectional study was to compare the cognitive and emotional representations of illness in patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) living in a developing country. All subjects ...