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The impact of phacoemulsification surgery on vision-related quality of life in senile cataract patients

BACKGROUND: Phacoemulsification surgery may have beneficial effects on the quality of life of patients with senile cataract. These effects can be evaluated with the help of questionnaires and tests. PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of the phacoemulsification surgery on the vision-related quality of l...

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Autores principales: Akpolat, Cetin, Demir, Mehmet, Cevher, Seval, Ozturk, Sibel Zorlu, Yesiltas, Sumeyra
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8785351/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35083419
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/25158414211063293
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author Akpolat, Cetin
Demir, Mehmet
Cevher, Seval
Ozturk, Sibel Zorlu
Yesiltas, Sumeyra
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Demir, Mehmet
Cevher, Seval
Ozturk, Sibel Zorlu
Yesiltas, Sumeyra
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description BACKGROUND: Phacoemulsification surgery may have beneficial effects on the quality of life of patients with senile cataract. These effects can be evaluated with the help of questionnaires and tests. PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of the phacoemulsification surgery on the vision-related quality of life (VR-QOL) in patients with senile cataract using the 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ-25) and functional independence measure (FIM) tests. METHODS: The data collection was prospective. NEI-VFQ-25 and FIM tests were measured by a masked ergo-therapist. The patients who underwent phacoemulsification surgery were included in this study. Mean best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), NEI-VFQ-25 and FIM scores were compared in the preoperative period and at least 3 months after the surgery according to demographic properties including gender, age, education status, as well as the BCVA level and laterality. RESULTS: Preoperative mean BCVA and NEI-VFQ-25 composite scores improved significantly (p < 0.001 and p = 0.001, respectively). All NEI-VFQ-25 subscale scores except the general health (p = 0.235) and driving (p = 0.226) showed a significant postoperative increase. The postoperative NEI-VFQ-25 composite scores showed a significant increase in all subgroup analyses (p < 0.05 for all). Patients with poorer BCVA, bilateral surgery, and low education status had lower preoperative NEI-VFQ-25 composite scores than the patients with better BCVA, unilateral surgery, and high education status (p = 0.026, p = 0.016, and p = 0.032, respectively). All FIM scores were similar in the preoperative and postoperative periods regardless of subgroup analyses (p > 0.05 for all). CONCLUSION: Phacoemulsification surgery can provide a satisfying improvement in VR-QOL in patients with cataracts. As a valid and reliable test, the NEI-VFQ-25 scale can be used to measure the visual function after the ocular surgeries.
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spelling pubmed-87853512022-01-25 The impact of phacoemulsification surgery on vision-related quality of life in senile cataract patients Akpolat, Cetin Demir, Mehmet Cevher, Seval Ozturk, Sibel Zorlu Yesiltas, Sumeyra Ther Adv Ophthalmol Original Research BACKGROUND: Phacoemulsification surgery may have beneficial effects on the quality of life of patients with senile cataract. These effects can be evaluated with the help of questionnaires and tests. PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of the phacoemulsification surgery on the vision-related quality of life (VR-QOL) in patients with senile cataract using the 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ-25) and functional independence measure (FIM) tests. METHODS: The data collection was prospective. NEI-VFQ-25 and FIM tests were measured by a masked ergo-therapist. The patients who underwent phacoemulsification surgery were included in this study. Mean best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), NEI-VFQ-25 and FIM scores were compared in the preoperative period and at least 3 months after the surgery according to demographic properties including gender, age, education status, as well as the BCVA level and laterality. RESULTS: Preoperative mean BCVA and NEI-VFQ-25 composite scores improved significantly (p < 0.001 and p = 0.001, respectively). All NEI-VFQ-25 subscale scores except the general health (p = 0.235) and driving (p = 0.226) showed a significant postoperative increase. The postoperative NEI-VFQ-25 composite scores showed a significant increase in all subgroup analyses (p < 0.05 for all). Patients with poorer BCVA, bilateral surgery, and low education status had lower preoperative NEI-VFQ-25 composite scores than the patients with better BCVA, unilateral surgery, and high education status (p = 0.026, p = 0.016, and p = 0.032, respectively). All FIM scores were similar in the preoperative and postoperative periods regardless of subgroup analyses (p > 0.05 for all). CONCLUSION: Phacoemulsification surgery can provide a satisfying improvement in VR-QOL in patients with cataracts. As a valid and reliable test, the NEI-VFQ-25 scale can be used to measure the visual function after the ocular surgeries. SAGE Publications 2022-01-21 /pmc/articles/PMC8785351/ /pubmed/35083419 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/25158414211063293 Text en © The Author(s), 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
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Akpolat, Cetin
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Cevher, Seval
Ozturk, Sibel Zorlu
Yesiltas, Sumeyra
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title The impact of phacoemulsification surgery on vision-related quality of life in senile cataract patients
title_full The impact of phacoemulsification surgery on vision-related quality of life in senile cataract patients
title_fullStr The impact of phacoemulsification surgery on vision-related quality of life in senile cataract patients
title_full_unstemmed The impact of phacoemulsification surgery on vision-related quality of life in senile cataract patients
title_short The impact of phacoemulsification surgery on vision-related quality of life in senile cataract patients
title_sort impact of phacoemulsification surgery on vision-related quality of life in senile cataract patients
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8785351/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35083419
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/25158414211063293
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