Visual function and quality of life in Korean patients with glaucoma

• 발행기관: 대한안과학회
• 저자명: Young Soo Nah Gong Jae Seong Chan Yun Kim
• 간행물 정보: 『The Korean Journal of Ophthalmology』Vol.16 No.2, 70~74쪽, 전체 5쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 기타의약학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2002.12.30

영문 초록

The relationship between visual acuity, the level of visual field impairment, visual functioning, and the quality of life was evaluated in Korean patients with glaucoma. Forty-three consecutive glaucoma patients from the glaucoma service at Severance Eye and Ear Hospital were included in this study. Each subject underwent a vision-specific functional status questionnaire (VF-14), a modified VF-14 (VF’-14) and general quality-of-life questionnaires of the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Items Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). The 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. Among these patients, there were 23 males and 20 females. The mean deviation (MD) and the 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. The VF-14 and SF-36 scores were 41.28 ± 14.56 and 52.39 ± 6.61 respectively. There were significant correlations between the VF-14, VF’-14, and the MD of the better eye (p < 0.05). In Korean patients with glaucoma, the VF-14 and VF’-14 have significant relationship with the MD of the better eye in the visual field.

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Abstract

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glaucoma SF-36 visual field VF-14