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[Relationship between glaucoma and quality of life]
1Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Purpose:
Assessment of the relationship between visual impairment of glaucoma and quality of life, and to explore the factors which affect quality of life of patients with glaucoma.
Methods:
Sixty patients with chronic angle close glaucoma and open angle glaucoma were measured by the scale of quality of life for diseases with visual impairment.
Results:
Scores of quality of life were significantly associated with visual function of glaucoma (r = 0.66, P = 0.000), the factors which affect quality of life were visual impairment, sex and occupation.
Conclusion:
The visual impairment of glaucoma may decline quality of life of patient. Evaluation of quality of life of patient. Evaluation of quality of life affords a new index for choosing strategies of glaucoma screening and therapies.