Association between Changes in Visual Acuity and Vision-Related Quality of Life in Japanese Patients with Low Vision

2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mieko Yanagisawa ◽  
Satoshi Kato ◽  
Shiho Kunimatsu ◽  
Megumi Kobayashi ◽  
Makiko Ochiai
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Low Vision ◽  
Japanese Patients ◽  
Related Quality

scholarly journals Vision related quality of life: A cataract study

2007 ◽  
Vol 60 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 653-656 ◽  
Author(s):  
Slobodanka Latinovic ◽  
Vladimir Canadanovic ◽  
Nikola Babic ◽  
Ljiljana Ljesevic ◽  
Desanka Grkovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Cataract Surgery ◽  
Visual Function ◽  
Low Vision ◽  
Clinical Results ◽  
Subjective Perception ◽  
Everyday Activities ◽  
Related Quality

Introduction. Since 1996, advanced methods and new instruments for the assessment of vision quality of life (VisQoL) index (37 and 15) have been developed and applied at the University Eye Clinic in Novi Sad. Many researches assume that postoperative results should not be evaluated only by postoperative visual acuity, but also by subjective perception of visual function and the patients ability to perform everyday activities, i.e. by quality of life. Therefore, our clinical results were based on both parameters of visual function, as the most objective attributes for assessing outcomes of certain types of cataract surgery. Material and Methods. Based on the results of the Cataract Study in Vojvodina in 2004, 5.7% of patients waiting for cataract surgery were already blind, 16.5% had low vision with cataract on both eyes, and 57% of patients had monocular blindness. Results and Discussion. With improvement of visual acuity to 0.5 or higher, after cataract surgery in 96.5% of patients, the cumulative VisQoL 15-index changed from 59.3 to 95.5. Intraocular lens implantation contributed most to the significant improvement in the vision related quality of life. Our study showed that pseudophakic patients had better quality of life than aphakic patients, who had the same visual acuity and refractive correction. Difficulties in performing everyday activities, such as shopping, using the telephone and reading, were found in 12.7% of aphakic, but only in 3% of pseudophakic patients. Conclusion. Advanced phacoemulsification techniques enable operated cataract patients immediate vision recovery, better quality of life, and personal satisfaction with visual function in everyday activities.

Impact of sorafenib on health-related quality of life in Japanese patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a prospective evaluation

2010 ◽  
Vol 106 (11) ◽  
pp. 1643-1647 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideaki Miyake ◽  
Toshifumi Kurahashi ◽  
Kazuki Yamanaka ◽  
Yutaka Kondo ◽  
Atsushi Takenaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Renal Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Renal Cell ◽  
Japanese Patients ◽  
Prospective Evaluation ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Impact of low vision services on the quality of life of low vision patients in Ghana

2016 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Godwin O. Ovenseri-Ogbomo ◽  
Harriette Osafo-Agyei ◽  
Ralph E.U. Akpalaba ◽  
James Addy ◽  
Elizabeth O. Ovenseri
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Low Vision ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Low Vision Clinic ◽  
The Impact

Patients’ perspectives on the impact of clinical interventions have been recognised as critical elements in patient care. Quality-of-life instruments are designed to measure these perspectives. We used the National Eye Institute’s 25-item Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ) to measure the impact of optical low vision devices on the quality of life of 22 low vision patients who obtained and were using low vision devices from a secondary low vision clinic in the Eastern Region, Ghana. The study employed a pre- and post-intervention technique. We found statistically significant improvements in measured visual acuity and NEI VFQ scores in 8 of the 10 domains evaluated. We conclude that optical low vision devices have a positive impact on the quality of life of low vision patients in Ghana.Keywords: low vision; quality of life; visual acuity; visual impairment; Ghana

scholarly journals Low vision status and declining vision decrease Health-Related Quality of Life: Results from a nationwide 11-year follow-up study

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (12) ◽  
pp. 3225-3236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joonas Taipale ◽  
Alexandra Mikhailova ◽  
Matti Ojamo ◽  
Janika Nättinen ◽  
Saku Väätäinen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Low Vision ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Visual acuity impairment and vision-related quality of life: the Barbados Eye Studies

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suh-Yuh Wu ◽  
Barbara Nemesure ◽  
Anselm Hennis ◽  
M. Cristina Leske
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Related Quality

scholarly journals PMH46 Determinants of Health-Related Quality of Life in Japanese Patients With Chronic Schizophrenia

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. A342
Author(s):  
A. Inagaki ◽  
T. Inada ◽  
Y. Yamanouchi ◽  
T. Sukegawa ◽  
T. Yoshio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Chronic Schizophrenia ◽  
Japanese Patients ◽  
Determinants Of Health ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related
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