Risk factors for poor vision-related quality of life among cataract patients. Evaluation of baseline data

Chatziralli, Irini; Sergentanis, Theodoros N.; Peponis, V; Papazisis, Leonidas; Moschos, Marilita M.

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“…In the group studied, it was possible to observe that both the general and the subdomain scores were mostly from medium to low, which coincides with the results found in other studies (2,15,19,20) indicating that the decreased visual acuity interferes negatively on the QOL.…”

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Falls and quality of life of people with cataracts

Menezes¹,

Vilaça²,

Menezes³

2016

Revista Brasileira De Oftalmologia

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RESUMOObjetivo: Investigar a associação entre quedas e qualidade de vida em idosos com catarata. Métodos: Tratou-se de estudo observacional com delineamento transversal, realizado no Distrito Federal, Brasil, com uma amostra de 38 idosos comunitários divididos em dois grupos: idosos caidores (n=18) e idosos não caidores (n=20). Avaliou-se por meio do instrumento National Eye Institute -Visual Function Questionnaire 25 (NEI-VFQ 25) a saúde geral dos indivíduos da amostra, assim como a qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde visual. A caracterização da amostra foi realizada por meio da análise descritiva a fim de avaliar a associação entre quedas e demais variáveis, utilizou-se o teste não paramétrico de Mann-Whitney (p<0,05). Resultados: A faixa etária ≥ 70 anos prevaleceu entre os participantes da pesquisa (63,16%). Dentre os idosos que fizeram parte deste estudo, 36 (94,74%) relataram ter algum problema para enxergar. Idosos caidores apresentaram escore geral mais baixo, quando comparados aos não caidores (p=0,0159), apresentaram também maior dificuldade em realizar atividades para perto (p=0,0299) e para longe (p=0,0104), pior saúde mental (p=0,0001) e nível mais elevado de dependência (p=0,0008). Conclusão: As quedas interferem negativamente na qualidade de vida de idosos com catarata, tornando as ações para prevenção de quedas e o tratamento e/ou correção do déficit visual importantes para evitar prejuízos futuros.

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“…ataract is the leading cause of blindness and reversible visual impairment in the world (1)(2)(3) , and is defined as any opacity in the crystalline reducing the visual acuity. It affects about 75% of the elderly over 70 years of age (3)(4)(5) , and impacts various aspects of vision interfering negatively in the quality of life (QOL) (4,6) .…”

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Falls and quality of life of people with cataracts

Menezes¹,

Vilaça²,

Menezes³

2016

Revista Brasileira De Oftalmologia

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“…Third, the NEI-VFQ questionnaire was developed to measure the impact of ocular disease on VRQOL (Mangione et al, 2001). It has proven valuable in the elderly population (Nischler et al, 2010; Owen et al, 2006) and in assessing the impact of ocular diseases (Chatziralli, Sergentanis, Peponis, Papazisis, & Moschos, 2013; Mitchell et al, 2013; Wolfram, Lorenz, Breitscheidel, Verboven, & Pfeiffer, 2013). However, it may be less sensitive to straylight-related VRQOL.…”

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“…This may be a reason why we were unable to establish an association between straylight and VRQOL. Despite these shortcomings, the NEI-VFQ questionnaire is still commonly used as a standard for VRQOL assessment (Chatziralli et al, 2013; Van der Meulen, Gjertsen et al, 2012). Recent studies added a five-item questionnaire to the NEI-VFQ questionnaire to specifically address straylight-related complaints (van der Meulen, Gjertsen, et al, 2012; van der Meulen, van Riet, Lapid-Gortzak, Nieuwendaal, & van den Berg, 2012).…”

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Ocular Straylight

Mueller‐Schotte

Schouw

Schuurmans

2015

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

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Intra-ocular straylight can cause decreased visual functioning, and it may cause diminished vision-related quality of life (VRQOL). This cross-sectional population-based study investigates the association between straylight and VRQOL in middle-aged and elderly individuals. Multivariable linear regression analyses were used to assess the association between straylight modeled continuously and cutoff at the recommended fitness-to-drive value, straylight ≥ 1.4 log(s), and VRQOL. The study showed that participants with normal straylight values, straylight ≤ 1.4 log(s), rated their VRQOL slightly better than those with high straylight values (straylight ≥ 1.4 log(s)). Furthermore, multivariable regression analysis revealed a borderline statistical significant association (p = .06) between intra-ocular straylight and self-reported VRQOL in middle-aged and elderly individuals. The association between straylight and self-reported VRQOL was not influenced by the status of the intra-ocular lens (natural vs. artificial intra-ocular lens after cataract extraction) or the number of (instrumental) activities of daily living that were reported as difficult for the elderly individuals.

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“…Our previous study has assessed the impact of cataracts in relation to various modifiers upon vision-related quality of life [8]; other studies examined the outcomes of cataract surgery, comparing VFQ scores pre- and postoperatively, as well as investigating the possible factors associated with the difference in vision-related quality of life before and after cataract surgery [3, 4, 7–10]. Nevertheless, no attempt has been made to evaluate whether postoperative pharmaceutical treatment may modify vision-related quality of life in cataract patients undergoing uneventful phacoemulsification.…”

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The Impact of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agents after Phacoemulsification on Quality of Life: A Randomized Study

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IntroductionThe purpose of our study was to investigate the impact of ketorolac addition to the well-established combination of antibiotic-steroid agent in terms of vision-related quality of life.MethodsPatients were randomized to: (1) fixed combination of tobramycin 0.3%–dexamethasone 0.1%, one drop qid (n = 68) and (2) fixed combination of tobramycin 0.3%–dexamethasone 0.1%, one drop qid, plus ketorolac tromethamine 0.5%, one drop tid (n = 70). All patients completed the VFQ-25 questionnaire to assess their functional vision before cataract surgery and postoperatively on days 7, 28 and 42. The statistical analysis comprised the point-wise comparison between the two groups at the four time points for all sub-scales of the VFQ-25 questionnaire, as well as the composite score.ResultsNo significant differences were noted regarding the composite score, as well as all subscales in all examined time points.ConclusionsThe addition of ketorolac did not seem to offer any additional benefit in terms of vision-related quality of life.

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Risk factors for poor vision-related quality of life among cataract patients. Evaluation of baseline data

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Falls and quality of life of people with cataracts

Falls and quality of life of people with cataracts

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The Impact of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agents after Phacoemulsification on Quality of Life: A Randomized Study

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