Visual acuity and quality of life outcomes in patients with cataract in Shunyi County, China

Zhao, Jialiang; Sui, Ruifang; Jia, Lijan; Fletcher, Astrid; Ellwein, Leon B.

doi:10.1016/s0002-9394(98)00274-8

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“…This instrument has previously been validated for use in Chinese 34,35 and is described elsewhere in detail. 33 The questionnaire could be administered in 5 to 10 minutes.…”

Section: Basic Questionnairesmentioning

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Associations Between Near Work, Outdoor Activity, and Myopia Among Adolescent Students in Rural China

Lu¹

2009

Arch Ophthalmol

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To study the associations between near work, outdoor activity, and myopia among children attending secondary school in rural China.Methods: Among a random cluster sample of 1892 children in Xichang, China, subjects with an uncorrected acuity of 6/12 or less in either eye (n=984) and a 25% sample of children with normal vision (n=248) underwent measurement of refractive error. Subjects were administered a questionnaire on parental education, time spent outdoors, and weekly time spent engaged in and preferred working distance for a variety of near-work activities.Results: Among 1232 children with refraction data, 998 (81.0%) completed the near-work survey. Their mean age was 14.6 years (SD, 0.8 years), 55.6% were girls, and 83.1% had myopia of −0.5 diopters or less (more myopia) in both eyes. Time and diopter-hours spent on near activities did not differ between children with and without myopia. In regression models, time spent on near activities and time outdoors were unassociated with myopia, adjusting for age, sex, and parental education.Conclusions: These and other recent results raise some doubts about the association between near work and myopia. Additional efforts to identify other environmental factors associated with myopia risk and that may be amenable to intervention are warranted.

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“…This instrument has previously been validated for use in Chinese 34,35 and is described elsewhere in detail. 33 The questionnaire could be administered in 5 to 10 minutes.…”

Section: Basic Questionnairesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Associations Between Near Work, Outdoor Activity, and Myopia Among Adolescent Students in Rural China

Lu¹

2009

Arch Ophthalmol

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“…Community-based surveys have shown that up to 40% of postoperative cataract patients have a presenting vision of less than 6/60. 32 Monitoring outcomes should be built into the care pathway, so that it is an automatic part of cataract surgery. This is associated with an improvement in surgical results.…”

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High-volume surgery in developing countries

Yorston

2005

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Background Cataract remains the world's leading cause of blindness. In the developing world, many eye clinics provide cataract surgery for only a small proportion of those in need. This is partly because of low demandFcaused by barriers related to awareness, bad services, cost, and distanceFand partly because of deficiencies in the supply of services. This article reviews innovations in cataract surgery in poor countries that are intended to reverse this trend. Conclusions Increasing the number of operations, through close involvement with the community, and improved surgical outcomes, enables the cost of surgery to be reduced, leading to further growth in volume. Recent innovations, such as low-cost intraocular lenses, and small-incision extracapsular cataract extraction, have contributed to improving the results of surgery without increasing the costs. Effective management enables the delivery of increasing the numbers of operations, while at the same time improving outcomes and controlling costs.

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“…4 mensuração, tornando desta forma possível a quantificação dos resultados e a possível comparação entre os indivíduos e entre os procedimentos terapêuticos ou diagnósticos. Em trabalho realizado na China (11) utilizando o Visual Function/quality of life Questionnaire para avaliar qualidade de vida e função visual em pacientes operados de catarata encontrou-se uma responsividade de 85% no pré-operatório e de 90% nos pacientes pseudofácicos. Quando levamos em conta que a baixa escolaridade das duas populações, acreditamos ser o questionário simples o suficiente para ser entendido pelo paciente.…”

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Adaptação de questionário de avaliação da qualidade de vida para aplicação em portadores de catarata

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Arq. Bras. Oftalmol.

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Visual acuity and quality of life outcomes in patients with cataract in Shunyi County, China

Cited by 126 publications

References 8 publications

Associations Between Near Work, Outdoor Activity, and Myopia Among Adolescent Students in Rural China

Associations Between Near Work, Outdoor Activity, and Myopia Among Adolescent Students in Rural China

High-volume surgery in developing countries

Adaptação de questionário de avaliação da qualidade de vida para aplicação em portadores de catarata

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