Visual functioning and quality of life outcomes among cataract operated and unoperated blind populations in Nepal
| Autor: | Leon B. Ellwein, Gopal P. Pokharel, Sivasubramaniam Selvaraj |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Visual acuity
genetic structures Blindness business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Eye disease Cataract surgery Original articles - Clinical science medicine.disease eye diseases Sensory Systems Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Ophthalmology Normal visual acuity Quality of life Surgery outcome medicine Optometry medicine.symptom business Population based survey |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Ophthalmology. 82:606-610 |
| ISSN: | 0007-1161 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND—Visual acuity and vision related quality of life outcomes in cataract surgery were evaluated in a population based survey in two geographic zones in Nepal. METHODS—Case finding was based on random sampling using a stratified cluster design with door to door enumeration of people aged ⩾45 years followed by eye examinations at village sites. All aphakics/pseudophakics, those with visual acuity less than 6/60 in either eye, and a sample of those with normal visual acuity were administered visual functioning (VF) and quality of life (QOL) questionnaires. RESULTS—15% of the 159 cataract operated cases had presenting visual acuity ⩾6/18 in both eyes, 38% with best corrected visual acuity. 21% were still blind with presenting visual acuity |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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