Eye Health in East Timor

Development and Validation of a Vision-Specific Quality-of-Life Questionnaire for Timor-Leste

“…Data from this have been used to assist with the planning of eye care services. 5 Although objective quantification of vision impairment and its causes are necessary for service planning, 6 so also is sub-jective quantification to provide insight into the impact of vision impairment on the daily activities, social functioning, and emotional well-being of individuals. Subjective visual function and vision-specific quality-of-life assessments that provide an estimate of individuals' perceptions of their capabilities can be used to obtain such information and thus to show the negative impact of vision impairment on quality of life.…”