title: Mental health state and quality of life questionnaire in low vision assessment: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Vision impairment associated with diabetic retinopathy, is well known and low vision rehabilitation is always recommended. In this report, the importance of objective measure of mental health and quality of life screening in diabetic retinopathy low-vision assessment is discussed.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe the case of a 43-year-old Asian female who has mild vision impairment due to tractional retinal detachment secondary to diabetic retinopathy and how mental health screening and quality of life screening during low vision rehabilitation can improve in the management of this patient.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although vision impairment was mild, the psychological impact was enormous and affected her quality of life substantially. This case report illustrates that recognition of the mental health and quality of life impact on visual impairment is critical to the rehabilitation management of low vision patients with diabetic retinopathy.
authors.affiliation: Optometry & Vision Science Program, School of Healthcare Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. r_omar@fskb.ukm.my.
authors.forename: Rokiah
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Omar
authors.forename: Mohd Harimi Abd
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: Victor Feizal
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Knight
authors.forename: Mushawiahti
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mustaphal
authors.forename: Zainora
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mohammed
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D015354:Vision, Low / Q000503:physiopathology*