VISION-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND VISUAL FUNCTION AFTER RETINAL DETACHMENT SURGERY.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate and compare the vision-related quality of life after rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) surgery with that of normal controls and to evaluate the relationship between the vision-related quality of life and visual function after surgery for RRD.


METHODS
In this prospective, consecutive, comparative case series, the 25-Item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ-25) was completed by 100 RRD patients at 6 months after surgery. Among the patients with RRD, 86 underwent pars plana vitrectomy and 14 received scleral buckling. Best-corrected visual acuity was obtained using ETDRS charts and converted to the logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution for statistical calculations. The VFQ-25 also was administered to 107 normal controls.


RESULTS
The VFQ-25 composite score and the subscales associated with general vision, mental health, social functioning, driving, and color vision were significantly lower in the RRD group than in the normal controls (P < 0.05). The VFQ-25 composite score significantly correlated with logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution best-corrected visual acuity (P < 0.0001) on both the operated and the fellow eye.


CONCLUSIONS
The vision-related quality of life is significantly impaired in patients after surgery for RRD. Higher age and female gender negatively influences the results of the composite score.
*Karl Landsteiner Institute for Retinal Research and Imaging, Vienna, Austria; †Department of Ophthalmology, Rudolf Foundation Hospital, Vienna, Austria; and ‡Center of Medical Statistics, Informatics and Intelligent Systems, Vienna, Austria.
Eva
E
Smretschnig
Christiane I
CI
Falkner-Radler
Susanne
S
Binder
Jessica
J
Spörl
Robin
R
Ristl
Carl
C
Glittenberg
Katharina
K
Krepler
D000368:Aged; D015350:Contrast Sensitivity / Q000502:physiology; D058450:Endotamponade; D005260:Female; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012160:Retina / Q000503:physiopathology; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery*; D012591:Scleral Buckling; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D012827:Silicone Oils / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology*; D014821:Vitrectomy
D005466:Fluorocarbons; D012827:Silicone Oils; C048381:perfluoroethane