Abstract
PURPOSE: To describe vision-targeted health-related quality of life (HR-QOL), measured with the National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ-25) in a cohort of patients with macular telangiectasia (MacTel) type 2 and to evaluate the relationship between visual acuity and NEI-VFQ-25 scores.
METHODS: This was an analysis of cross-sectional baseline data from a longitudinal natural history study. Patients with MacTel type 2 were enrolled in the Natural History Study of The Macular Telangiectasia Project (The MacTel Project). NEI-VFQ-25 were completed at enrollment. Linear correlation and regression analyses were used to relate baseline NEI-VFQ-25 overall and subscale scores to visual acuity.
RESULTS: Participants reported lower vision-related functioning measured by the NEI-VFQ-25 in most of the domains measured by the NEI VFQ compared with that of a normal reference group (P < 0.001 for all domains except color vision). Visual acuity was found to be associated with the NEI-VFQ-25 in many of the domains measuring degree of difficulty with common visual activities.
CONCLUSIONS: This is the first cross-sectional cohort study to assess vision targeted HR-QOL in patients with MacTel type 2. Patients with MacTel type 2 reported markedly reduced visual functioning compared to reports of a normal reference group. These findings provide support to the use of the NEI-VFQ-25 in patients with MacTel type 2 to measure the effect of disease and potential therapies on vision-targeted HR-QOL.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4340-6 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Investigative ophthalmology & visual science |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2008 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Female
- Health Status
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
- Ophthalmology
- Quality of Life
- Retinal Diseases
- Retinal Vessels
- Sickness Impact Profile
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Telangiectasis
- United States
- Visual Acuity
- Journal Article
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't