Improvement in visual function and quality of life following a blindness prevention surgery program in a rural area of Eastern China
| Autor: | Ai-Ming Sang, Shengfang Ge, Huai-Jin Guan, Xianqun Fan, Dongqing Zhu, Hai‑Yan Gu, Jibo Zhou |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
Cancer Research
medicine.medical_specialty genetic structures business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Eastern china Articles General Medicine Eye screening Cataract surgery eye diseases Surgery surgery quality of life Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) Quality of life cataract Visual function visual function Medicine prevent blindness Rural area business Prospective cohort study Blindness prevention |
| Zdroj: | Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1792-1015 1792-0981 |
| DOI: | 10.3892/etm.2013.1037 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to assess the changes in visual function (VF) and quality of life (QOL) among patients following blindness prevention surgery in a rural area of Eastern China. The prospective study selected cataract patients via mobile eye screening camps. VF and QOL questionnaires originally developed by Fletcher et al were completed prior to and 6 months after surgery. Small-incision cataract surgery (SICS) with posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) implantation was performed on patients by a blindness prevention surgery group. The VF and QOL scores of 178 cataract patients preoperatively were 48.58±31.18 and 65.97±26.77, respectively. The scores decreased in proportion to decreasing vision status. The VF and QOL scale scores were significantly correlated with the vision grade of the patient (rVF=−17.2093, t=−10.87, P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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