Vision-related quality of life in low-vision patients who underwent epiretinal membrane surgery
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: PurposeTo evaluate vision-related quality of life (VR-QOL) in patients with preoperative low vision who had previously removed epiretinal membrane (ERM) with pars plana vitrectomy, and compared the results with the control group (CG).MethodsIn this retrospective and nonrandomized clinical study, 20 subjects with unilateral ERM and 20 healthy subjects as CG were included in the study. The Turkish-translated National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire-25 (NEI VFQ-25) was used. In all cases, under local anesthesia, the two-step 23 G vitrectomy was performed with a similar technique by the same experienced vitreoretinal surgeon.ResultsThe preoperative best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in ERM group was 1.04±0.41. Postoperative visual improvement reached statistical significance (p<0.001) and postoperative 6th month BCVA was 0.61±0.41. The postoperative 6th month composite score of NEI VFQ-25 was significantly lower in patients with ERM than in the CG (p=0.017). The preoperative subscale scores were significantly lower in the patients with ERM than in the CG in general vision, ocular pain, near activities and distance activities (p<0.001, p=0.005, p<0.001, p=0.003, respectively).ConclusionsThe NEI VFQ-25 questionnaire can discriminate ERM patients from healthy individuals, and visual acuity does not fully reflect VR-QOL. Impaired binocular vision may be associated with the deterioration of VR-QOL in patients with ERM in the postoperative period.
DOI: 10.51271/aor-0021
Authors: Fatih Horozoglu, Hidayet Sener, Osman Ahmet Polat, Ozkan Sever, Turgut Yuksel, Cem Evereklioglu
Institution: Erciyes University
Language: English
Topic: Retinal and Macular Surgery
Subfield: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4404006030