[Relationship between glaucoma and quality of life].
OBJECTIVE
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.


CONCLUSIONS
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.
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Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510060, China.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology*; D014794:Visual Fields / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult