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Erschienen in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 10/2023

05.04.2023 | Mini Review

Quality of life in glaucoma

verfasst von: Kareem Latif, Takashi Nishida, Sasan Moghimi, Robert N. Weinreb

Erschienen in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology | Ausgabe 10/2023

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Abstract

Background

An essential goal of glaucoma management is to prevent a patient’s visual impairment that compromises their health-related quality of life (QOL). The disease itself, in addition to the medical or surgical treatment, can have a large impact on one’s life. We aim to briefly review and evaluate aspects of QOL in glaucoma.

Methods

The PubMed database was utilized for the literature examination of this review. Keywords that were searched included glaucoma, quality of life, vision-related QOL (VRQOL), quality of life questionnaire, and glaucoma therapy.

Results

The main topics identified and analyzed during the literature review stages include factors affecting VRQOL, the assessment of VRQOL using questionnaires, QOL in early and severe glaucoma, glaucoma and activities of daily living, glaucoma treatments, and new advances in clinically assessing QOL. The study findings indicate a relationship between the deterioration of visual field and the quality of life. The investigation shows that visual loss can result in a range of daily life challenges, which include compromised mental health status and difficulties with driving, reading, and recognizing people.

Conclusion

Glaucoma-induced visual field loss can significantly impact different aspects of patients’ life, and several methods exist for evaluating changes in quality of life. Quality of life assessments have their limitations as they are subjective. As potential future steps, we suggest exploring technological advancements such as virtual reality to improve patient care and outcomes.
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Metadaten
Titel
Quality of life in glaucoma
verfasst von
Kareem Latif
Takashi Nishida
Sasan Moghimi
Robert N. Weinreb
Publikationsdatum
05.04.2023
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology / Ausgabe 10/2023
Print ISSN: 0721-832X
Elektronische ISSN: 1435-702X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-023-06050-z

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