When eye disease affects the mind: Psychological burden and functioning in autoimmune ophthalmology
This pilot series highlights the high psychological burden and functional impairment in autoimmune and rare ophthalmic populations and supports the feasibility and clinical utility of embedding brief mental health screening plus focused interview within routine ophthalmic care.
Authors
- Marco Zeppieri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0999-5545)
- Matteo Capobianco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2969-8610)
- Fabiana D’Esposito
- Caterina Gagliano
- Simonetta Gaia Nicolosi
- Giuseppe Daniele Faro
- Marieme Khouyyi
- Daniele Salanitro
Institutions
- University of Messina (IT)
- University of Udine (IT)
- University of Trieste (IT)
- Università degli Studi di Enna Kore (IT)
- Mediterranean University (ME)
- University of Catania (IT)
- Policlinico Universitario di Catania (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Clinical Cases
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v14.i4.117692
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00