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Abstract #8377 Published in IGR 5-1
Visual function and quality of life in Korean patients with glaucoma
Nah YS; Seong GJ; Kim CYKorean Journal of Ophthalmology 2002; 16: 70-74
The relationship between visual acuity, level of visual field impairment, visual functioning, and quality of life was evaluated in Korean patients with glaucoma. Forty-three consecutive patients from the glaucoma service at the Severance Eye and Ear Hospital were included in the study. Each subject underwent a vision-specific functional status questionnaire (VF-14), a modified VF-14 (VF'-14), and general quality-of-life questionnaires from the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Items Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). Visual acuity and visual field measurements with a Humphrey automated perimeter were taken within one month of the initial visit. The mean age of the subjects was 57.9 ± 17.8 years. There were 23 males and 20 females. Mean deviation (MD) and corrected pattern standard deviation (CPSD) by the automated perimeter in the eye with the better visual acuity were -5.87 ± 5.16 dB and 3.92 ± 2.74 dB, respectively. VF-14 and SF-36 scores were 41.28 ± 14.56 and 52.39 ± 6.61, respectively. There were significant correlations between VF-14, VF'-14, and MD of the better eye (p < 0.05). In Korean patients with glaucoma, VF-14 and VF'-14 have significant relationship with MD of the better eye in the visual field.
Dr. Y.S. Nah, Institute of Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Classification:
1.4 Quality of life (Part of: 1 General aspects)
