Quality of life and visual function in patients with intermediate uveitis.
OBJECTIVE
To assess visual function, vision related quality of life (VR-QOL), and general health related quality of life (HR-QOL) in intermediate uveitis (IU).


METHODS
VR-QOL and HR-QOL were evaluated in 42 patients with IU using the VCM1 and SF-36 questionnaires, respectively. LogMAR visual acuity (VA), Pelli-Robson contrast sensitivity (CS), Farnsworth-Munsell 100 hue colour vision (CV), and Estermann visual field (VF) were recorded monocularly and binocularly.


RESULTS
Median (interquartile range) visual acuity (VA) and CS of 72 affected eyes were 0.1 (0.015-0.3) and 1.55 (1.35-1.65), respectively. 9.5% of patients had a VCM1 score of more than 2.0, indicating "more than a little" concern over vision. Worse eye VA (p=0.045) and CS (p=0.042) were predictive of a VCM1 score of more than 2.0 independently of age, sex, uveitis duration, laterality and activity, systemic uveitis therapy, and medical co-morbidity. The physical and mental component summary scores of the SF-36 were significantly worse in those who reported significant impairment of vision on the VCM1 than those who did not.


CONCLUSIONS
The majority of patients with IU maintain good visual function and quality of life. VR-QOL impairment in IU correlates with vision in the worse eye and is associated with impaired HR-QOL.
Murphy
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Division of Ophthalmology, University of Bristol, Bristol BS1 2LX, UK.
Hughes
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Frost
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Dick
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D000328:Adult; D003118:Color Perception; D015350:Contrast Sensitivity; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D015867:Uveitis, Intermediate / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014794:Visual Fields