scholarly journals Associations among Visual Acuity and Vision- and Health-Related Quality of Life among Patients in the Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment Trial

2012 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 1169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin D. Frick ◽  
Lea T. Drye ◽  
John H. Kempen ◽  
James P. Dunn ◽  
Gary N. Holland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Steroid Treatment ◽  
Treatment Trial ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Vision-related and health-related quality of life in patients with giant cell arteritis

2020 ◽  
pp. 112067212090169
Author(s):  
Áine Ní Mhéalóid ◽  
Richard Conway ◽  
Lorraine O’Neill ◽  
Barbara Clyne ◽  
Eamonn Molloy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Giant Cell Arteritis ◽  
Giant Cell ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Short Form 36 ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Objective: To establish if there is a difference in health-related quality of life and vision-related quality of life in patients with a confirmed diagnosis of giant cell arteritis compared with those with clinical features suspicious for the disease at initial presentation but in whom giant cell arteritis is ultimately excluded. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 116 patients who presented to two tertiary referral hospitals in Ireland with symptoms suspicious for giant cell arteritis was performed between August 2011 and June 2017. The Vision Core Measurement 1 and Short Form-36 questionnaires were used as assessment tools. Results: The mean (standard deviation) age of all 116 participants was 69.4 (9.3) years of whom 74 (63.8%) were female. In the giant cell arteritis group, 19.7% had permanent loss of vision and 54.7% had non-permanent visual disturbance. Vision Core Measurement 1 score in the giant cell arteritis group correlated with worse eye visual acuity (r = 0.4233, p = 0.0002). The Short Form-36 subscales of role physical (p = 0.0002), role emotional (p = 0.024), and the mental composite score (p = 0.012) were significantly worse in patients with giant cell arteritis. A significant correlation was found between vision-related quality of life scores and all Short Form-36 subscale scores except bodily pain (r = −0.215 to −0.399, p < 0.05 for all), and between social functioning and visual acuity in the better eye (r = −0.242, p = 0.038). Conclusion: Vision-related quality of life is an important subjective concern for both patients presenting with a suspicion of giant cell arteritis and those with a definite diagnosis of giant cell arteritis. Features of giant cell arteritis impact on patients’ physical and emotional states and vision influences global quality of life in giant cell arteritis. A long-term multidisciplinary approach is warranted for clinical, physical, and psychological treatment and support.

Health-related quality of life in patients with uveitis

2018 ◽  
Vol 103 (9) ◽  
pp. 1284-1288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohith Shamdas ◽  
Kerolos Bassilious ◽  
Philip Ian Murray
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Vision Loss ◽  
Glaucomatous Optic Neuropathy ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Poor Vision ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Background/aimsTo measure health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with uveitis using time trade-off (TTO) and standard gamble (SG) methods of direct utility analysis.MethodsConsecutive patients attending a tertiary referral uveitis clinic were administered standardised, interview-delivered TTO and SG questionnaires and completed the European Quality of Life Five Dimensions Five Level (EQ5D-5L) questionnaire. Clinical data recorded included best-corrected visual acuity, uveitis anatomical and clinical classifications, duration since diagnosis, disease activity, current medication and any ocular or systemic comorbidities.ResultsTwo hundred patients with uveitis (124 female, 76 male, median age 54 years) were included. Overall mean TTO utility was 0.831 (95% CI 0.802 to 0.860); mean SG utility was 0.868 (95% CI 0.840 to 0.896) and mean EQ5D-5L utility was 0.742 (95% CI 0.702 to 0.782). There was a negative correlation between visual acuity and mean HRQOL (6/12 or better: TTO 0.86, SG 0.893; 6/15–6/60: TTO 0.662, SG 0.742; worse than 6/60: TTO 0.608, SG 0.712). Poor vision in the better- seeing eye (p=0.004), bilateral disease (p=0.047) and concurrent glaucomatous optic neuropathy (p=0.005) were predictors of poor TTO HRQOL. No correlation was found between HRQOL and duration of diagnosis, a flare of uveitis or being on systemic therapy. Patients with uveitis with poor vision have a TTO value worse than patients with end-stage renal failure on haemodialysis or those with AIDS.ConclusionLoss of vision resulting from uveitis is associated with reduced HRQOL. The TTO and SG utility values appear directly dependent on the degree of vision loss and not on the duration of disease or systemic medications.

scholarly journals Longitudinal Changes in Visual Acuity and Health-related Quality of Life

Ophthalmology ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 117 (10) ◽  
pp. 1900-1907.e1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta McKean-Cowdin ◽  
Rohit Varma ◽  
Ron D. Hays ◽  
Joanne Wu ◽  
Farzana Choudhury ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Longitudinal Changes ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Health-related quality of life in Ahmed FP7, and Baerveldt 250 and 350 patients compared with medical controls

2020 ◽  
pp. bjophthalmol-2020-317856
Author(s):  
Khin P Kilgore ◽  
Feng Wang ◽  
Nicole C Stern ◽  
Sepideh Jamali Dogahe ◽  
Launia J White ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Mean Deviation ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Lower Hrqol

PurposeTo compare health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with Ahmed FP7 (FP7), Baerveldt 250 (B250) and Baerveldt 350 (B350) glaucoma drainage device (GDDs), and medically treated controls.MethodsThis was a prospective cohort study from August 2017 to July 2019. The NEI 25-Item Visual Function Questionnaire (VFQ-25), the Adult Strabismus-20 questionnaire (AS-20) and the Diplopia Questionnaire were conducted ≥30 days postoperatively in GDD patients, on enrolment for controls. Age, sex, treatment type, visual acuity, mean deviation and diplopia were evaluated for association with HRQoLResultsOf the 128 GDD patients enrolled, 35 (27.3%) had FP7, 32 (25.0%) had B250 and 61 (47.7%) had B350. In univariate analysis, decreased HRQoL was associated with younger age (r2 range 0.042–0.071), diplopia (r2 range 0.039–0.119), GDD treatment (r2 range 0.023–0.103), lower visual acuity (r2 range 0.021–0.215) and worse mean deviation (r2 range 0.029–0.131). All GDD groups had lower HRQoL subscores than the controls. HRQoL scores were lower compared with controls among B350 patients for AS-20 Self-perception subscale, B250 and B350 for Reading and General Function subscales, and FP7 and B350 for VFQ-25 Visual Functioning subscale. There were no significant differences among the GDDs.ConclusionsGlaucoma patients with a younger age, diplopia, lower visual acuity, worse mean deviation or a GDD had lower HRQoL. Those with B350 had lower self-perception scores, consistent with previous reports in the literature. This subscale was not diminished in FP7 or B250, so the decreased self-perception scores may be due to greater visibility or awareness of the B350.

scholarly journals Age-related maculopathy and cataract surgery outcomes: visual acuity and health-related quality of life

Eye ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 324-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
T Q Pham ◽  
S Cugati ◽  
E Rochtchina ◽  
P Mitchell ◽  
A Maloof ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Cataract Surgery ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Surgery Outcomes
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