| Abstract [eng] |
Author: Emilija Narvydaitė Title of the study: vision and quality of life in glaucoma patients Aim of the study: to assess the vision and related quality of life of glaucoma patients. Objectives of the study: to overview the available literature on visual changes and quality of life in glaucoma. To assess whether vision-related quality of life is affected in glaucoma and which visual function and daily activity are most affected. To evaluate whether the visual difficulties experienced vary according to gender and age. Methods and participants of the study: the literature search was conducted using PubMed database, 61 references were included. A questionnaire study was conducted involving 90 glaucoma patients and 40 subjects without eye diseases. The survey was based on Glaucoma the Quality of Life-15 Questionnaire. Results: glaucoma patients had more difficulty with all daily activities compared to the control group (p < 0.001). The largest differences were in peripheral vision (mean ranks 82.31 and 27.69, respectively, p < 0.001) and light-dark adaptation (mean ranks 81.02 and 30.59, p < 0.001). Glaucoma patients experienced the greatest difficulties when walking on uneven surfaces (mean ranks 78.84 and 35.49, p < 0.001). There were no statistically significant differences between women and men with glaucoma in terms of visual difficulties (p > 0.05). Patients aged 70 years and over experienced more difficulties than younger glaucoma patients (p < 0.05). Conclusions: glaucoma significantly affects all visual functions, but mostly peripheral vision and light-dark adaptation. Walking on uneven surfaces is the most affected activity. Older glaucoma patients experience more visual difficulties than younger ones and no differences between genders were identified. Keywords: glaucoma, quality of life, quality of life questionnaire, visual impairment, visual field tests. |
