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Erschienen in: International Ophthalmology 4/2018

28.06.2017 | Original Paper

The impact of visual symptoms on the quality of life of patients with early to moderate glaucoma

verfasst von: Young Shin Kim, Myeong Yeon Yi, Young Jae Hong, Ka Hee Park

Erschienen in: International Ophthalmology | Ausgabe 4/2018

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Abstract

Purpose

To investigate the visual symptoms and to determine the impact of visual symptoms on vision-related quality of life (QoL) in patients with early to moderate glaucoma.

Methods

A retrospective, hospital-based, cross-sectional study was conducted from July 1 to August 31, 2014, at a university referral center. A total of 176 patients with early to moderate glaucoma underwent a comprehensive ocular examination, including Humphrey visual field testing. The patients were divided into six groups based on visual symptoms that could be verified by forced-choice questions. Vision-related QoL was assessed by the Korean version of the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire 25 (K-NEI-VFQ-25). We compared the mean deviation (MD) and questionnaire scores among the groups.

Results

Of 352 eyes, 107 (30.4%) were symptomatic. The most common visual symptoms were partial blurring (15.91%), followed by a missing part (7.67%) and a black part (5.97%) of the image. The symptomatic groups (blurred part and missing part) had a significantly worse MD than the asymptomatic group. The symptomatic groups tended to have more visual field defects than the asymptomatic group. The overall NEI-VFQ-25 score in the symptomatic group (black part) was significantly lower than that in the asymptomatic group. Similar effects were observed for other subscale scores, including social functioning, mental health, role difficulties, dependency, and peripheral vision.

Conclusions

Vision-related QoL may be severely compromised in glaucoma patients with visual symptoms. Patients with visual disorders should be evaluated for glaucoma and QoL.
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Metadaten
Titel
The impact of visual symptoms on the quality of life of patients with early to moderate glaucoma
verfasst von
Young Shin Kim
Myeong Yeon Yi
Young Jae Hong
Ka Hee Park
Publikationsdatum
28.06.2017
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
International Ophthalmology / Ausgabe 4/2018
Print ISSN: 0165-5701
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-2630
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-017-0616-1

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