Vision-related quality of life following glaucoma filtration surgery

摘要

Background To evaluate vision-related quality of life (VR-QOL) following glaucoma filtration surgery. Methods A total of 103 glaucoma patients scheduled to undergo glaucoma filtration surgery. Prior to and at three months after glaucoma filtration surgery, trabeculectomy or EX-PRESS, all patients completed the 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (VFQ-25). A total of 48 patients underwent combined cataract and filtration surgery. The clinical data collected pre- and postoperatively included best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and intraocular pressure (IOP). Results The IOP decreased significantly from 19.0?±?8.1?mmHg to 9.7?±?3.9?mmHg ( P Conclusions Although glaucoma filtration surgery by itself did not decrease the VR-QOL in glaucoma patients, there was significant improvement in the VR-QOL after the patients underwent combined cataract and glaucoma filtration surgery.