title: [Progress of research on quality of life of glaucoma patients].
abstract: Glaucoma is a kind of long life disease characterized by irreversible optic nerve damage, visual field impairment, and visual acuity loss. Both the disease and its medical management could make the patient perceive difficulties in their daily life activities and social function. Therefore, their quality of life would be affected significantly. This report briefly reviews the recent researches on the quality of life and its influencing factors of glaucoma patients. The researches on how to improve the quality of life of glaucoma patients are also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China.
authors.forename: Shu-Xin
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Xi
authors.forename: Wen-Yi
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D005901:Glaucoma; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life