title: Quality of life and visual acuity outcomes in the Registry in Glaucoma Outcomes Research study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The RiGOR study evaluated the association of treatment and patient-reported outcomes for open-angle glaucoma patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Glaucoma Symptom Scale (National Eye Institute-Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ) and visual acuity (VA) were collected as quality of life measures.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The proportion of patients with improvement of at least two lines of vision was highest in the incisional surgery group (14.2% compared with 9.9% for laser surgery and 10.9% for additional medication).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  No clinically relevant differences were seen in benefit for the laser surgery or incisional surgery groups compared with additional medications for the Glaucoma Symptom Scale or NEI-VFQ measures or subscales. Differences in quality of life by race need to be explored in further studies.
authors.affiliation: H Dunbar Hoskins, Jr MD Center for Quality Eye Care, Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, 655 Beach Street, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA.|Jules Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine & Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
authors.forename: Anne L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.affiliation: H Dunbar Hoskins, Jr MD Center for Quality Eye Care, Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, 655 Beach Street, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA.
authors.forename: Flora C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Lum
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary & Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Gliklich
authors.affiliation: Outcome DEcIDE Center, Quintiles Real World & Late Phase Research, 201 Broadway #5, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Priscilla
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Velentgas
authors.affiliation: Outcome DEcIDE Center, Quintiles Real World & Late Phase Research, 201 Broadway #5, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Zhaohui
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Su
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: comparative effectiveness; glaucoma medication; glaucoma surgery; open-angle glaucoma; patient-reported outcomes; quality of life; registry; visual acuity