title: Correlational Analysis of Objective and Subjective Measures of Cataract Quantification.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate whether correlations exist between objective and subjective measures of vision quality as a consequence of cataract and whether this may qualify the Objective Scatter Index as a supplementary means of cataract assessment.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective multicenter, cross-sectional study was conducted in 10 centers across France in patients undergoing cataract extraction surgery (lens opacity evaluated with the Lens Opacities Classification System III). A quality of life assessment using the Visual Function Index-14 (VF-14) (14 questions scored from 0 to 4) and measurement of visual acuity and evaluation of the Objective Scatter Index (HD Analyzer, Visiometrics SL, Terrassa, Spain) to assess the alteration of light scatter were used as measures in the study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study included 1,768 eyes of 1,768 patients (mean age: 72.5 years; range: 28 to 93 years). The average OSI score was 4.97 ± 3.13 (range: 0.4 to 20.5). There was good correlation between visual acuity and OSI (r = -0.47, P < .001) and between OSI and VF-14 (r = -0.11, P < .001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results presented in this study confirm that the Objective Scatter Index has sufficient correlations with visual acuity and VF-14 to supplement existing cataract diagnosis in a large population encompassing a broad spectrum of cataract presentations.
authors: Béatrice
authors: B
authors: Cochener
authors: Sunni R
authors: SR
authors: Patel
authors: Florence
authors: F
authors: Galliot
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002386:Cataract / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008027:Light; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D011446:Prospective Studies; D019591:Pseudophakia / Q000503:physiopathology; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology*