Leber hereditary optic neuropathy in Slovenia: quality of life and costs from patient perspective
The findings highlight the significant economic and social burden of LHON on patients and their families. Ensuring prompt, accurate diagnosis, access to treatment, financial support, and psychological counselling and services are critical to helping individuals cope with and mitigate the profound challenges of vision loss and living with LHON.
Authors
- Katarína Breciková
- M Višňanský (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7319-9688)
- J Zigmond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2811-8241)
- Lea Kovač
- Aleš Tichopád (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1308-0877)
- Marko Hawlina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6878-8904)
- Vladimír Rogalewicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5432-4148)
- Ivana Šarkanová
Institutions
- Masaryk University (CZ)
- Ljubljana University Medical Centre (SI)
- University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice (SK)
- Valeo (Czechia) (CZ)
- Czech Technical University in Prague (CZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
- Published
- 2024-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-024-03329-0
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.23
Funders
- Chiesi Farmaceutici