1. Vision-Related Quality of Life in Patients Suffering from Coexisting Glaucoma and Cataract
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Amin Sarabandi, Daneshvar Ramin, Masoud Khorrami-Nejad, Farshid Karimi, Fateh Hamidi, Seyed Aliasghar Mosavi, and Azimi Abbas
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Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Quality of life (healthcare) ,genetic structures ,business.industry ,Medicine ,Glaucoma ,In patient ,business ,medicine.disease ,eye diseases - Abstract
PurposeTo evaluate the QOL and vision-related QOL in patients suffering from coexisting glaucoma and cataract.MethodsThis cross-sectional-analytical study was carried out on 222 cases including 163 patients suffering from coexisting glaucoma and cataract as patients’ group and 59 healthy individuals as the control group. Data were gathered via the use of EuroQol five-dimensional (EQ-5D) and National Eye Institute-Visual Functioning Questionnaire 39 (NEI-VFQ 39(. Then, the obtained results were compared before and one month after cataract surgery in patients and control groups. ResultsThe mean and 95% confidence interval of overall vision-related QOL score in healthy individuals and patients during pre- and post-operation phases were 86.65 (69.3 – 104.0), 48.7 (9.4 – 88.1) and 56.1 (12.2 – 100.0), respectively. There were significant differences among the three compared groups in terms of all NEI-VFQ 39 items (PConclusion In patients suffering from coexisting glaucoma and cataract, the overall QOL and vision-related QOL scores were improved after cataract surgery. However, there was a significant difference between them and healthy individuals.
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- 2021