Assessment of vision-related quality of life among patients with cataracts and the outcomes of cataract surgery using a newly developed visual function questionnaire: the VFQ-J11

Hiratsuka, Yoshimune; Yamada, Masakazu; Akune, Yoko; Murakami, Akira; Okada, Annabelle A.; Yamashita, Hidetoshi; Ohashi, Yuichi; Yamagishi, N; Tamura, Hiroshi; Fukuhara, Shunichi; Takura, Tomoyuki

doi:10.1007/s10384-014-0335-3

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“…Compared with the NEI VFQ-25, which has been used to measure visual function in a wide variety of contexts, 8 – 11 the VFQ-J11 takes less time to complete and therefore places less of a burden on respondents while maintaining sound psychometric properties. 12 , 17 Furthermore, scores on the VFQ-J11 correlate more strongly with visual functions, such as VA and VF than those on the NEI VFQ-25. 12 For these reasons, we decided to use the VFQ-J11 for measuring visual function in the present study.…”

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The Relationship Between Vision-related Quality of Life and Visual Function in Glaucoma Patients

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Sato

Nitta

et al. 2016

Journal of Glaucoma

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Purpose:To evaluate the relationship between vision-related quality of life (QOL) as measured by the short-form 11-item Japanese version of the Visual Function Questionnaire (VFQ-J11) and the severity of visual field (VF) defects in patients with glaucoma.Methods:The study included 134 glaucoma patients and 30 normal subjects. VF testing using the Humphrey Field Analyzer was performed to obtain both the VF index (VFI) and MD in both eyes of each glaucoma patient. Binocular integrated VF was constructed for each patient by merging corresponding sensitivity values from monocular VFs, and the correlation between visual function and vision-related QOL was then assessed.Results:A significant relationship was found between QOL and VF in 6 of 7 subscales on the VFQ-J11, and between the composite scores in both the better eye and the worse eye in glaucoma patients. The relationship was stronger in the worse eye than in the better eye. Overall, correlation coefficients of the VFI were higher than those of MD and slightly higher than those of integrated VF in the worse eye.Conclusions:The VFI showed a marginally better correlation than MD. Assessment of VFI in the worse eye may provide useful information regarding vision-related QOL in glaucoma patients.

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The Relationship Between Vision-related Quality of Life and Visual Function in Glaucoma Patients

Hirooka

Sato

Nitta

et al. 2016

Journal of Glaucoma

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“…Other investigations that examined VR-QOL outcomes after vitrectomy for various vitreoretinal disorders have reported finding only a weak or no correlation between the increases in the QOL and the improvement in the VA [11, 12, 24]. In contrast, Hiratsuka et al [13] examined patients after cataract surgery and reported finding a significant correlation between the change in the VA in the eye and the improved QOL. In our current study, we found that there was a significant association between the pre- and postoperative VR-QOL as well as between the preoperative VR-QOL and the changes in the VR-QOL.…”

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“…The results from these studies demonstrated that vitrectomy improved the VR-QOL of these patients. A further study also suggested that cataract surgery might be able to improve the VR-QOL in the patients who undergo the procedure [13]. However, it has been noted that some patients complain of decreased visual quality after undergoing filtration surgeries, even though their visual acuity (VA) has returned to its preoperative level.…”

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Vision-related quality of life following glaucoma filtration surgery

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BackgroundTo evaluate vision-related quality of life (VR-QOL) following glaucoma filtration surgery.MethodsA 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).ResultsThe IOP decreased significantly from 19.0 ± 8.1 mmHg to 9.7 ± 3.9 mmHg (P < 0.001). Preoperative VFQ-25 composite score (65.8 ± 15.6) was similar to the postoperative score (67.8 ± 16.6). A significantly improved VFQ-25 composite score (pre: 63.2 ± 17.1, post: 67.7 ± 17.8; P = 0.001) was observed in the patients who underwent combined cataract and filtration surgery. There was a significant association between the BCVA changes in the operated eye and the changes in the VFQ-25 composite score (r = −0.315, P = 0.003).ConclusionsAlthough 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.

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“…Recent studies have reported the worse-seeing eye to have a stronger influence on vision-related QOL than is generally assumed. [ 54 , 61 ]…”

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The Clinical Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Screening for Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Japan: A Markov Modeling Study

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ObjectiveTo investigate the cost-effectiveness of screening and subsequent intervention for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in Japan.MethodsThe clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening and subsequent intervention for AMD were assessed using a Markov model. The Markov model simulation began at the age of 40 years and concluded at the age of 90 years. The first-eye and second-eye combined model assumed an annual state-transition probability, development of prodromal symptoms, choroidal neovascularization (CNV), and reduction in visual acuity. Anti–vascular-endothelial-growth-factor (anti-VEGF) intravitreal injection therapy and photodynamic therapy (PDT) were performed to treat CNV. Intake of supplements was recommended to patients who had prodromal symptoms and unilateral AMD. Data on prevalence, morbidity, transition probability, utility value of each AMD patient, and treatment costs were obtained from published clinical reports.ResultsIn the base-case analysis, screening for AMD every 5 years, beginning at the age of 50 years, showed a decrease of 41% in the total number of blind patients. The screening program reduced the incidence of blindness more than did the additional intake of supplements. However, the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of screening versus no screening was 27,486,352 Japanese yen (JPY), or 259,942 US dollars (USD) per quality-adjusted life year (QALY). In the sensitivity analysis, prodromal symptom-related factors for AMD had great impacts on the cost-effectiveness of screening. The lowest ICER obtained from the best scenario was 4,913,717 JPY (46,470 USD) per QALY, which was approximately equal to the willingness to pay in Japan.ConclusionsOphthalmologic screening for AMD in adults is highly effective in reducing the number of patients with blindness but not cost-effective as demonstrated by a Markov model based on clinical data from Japan.

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Assessment of vision-related quality of life among patients with cataracts and the outcomes of cataract surgery using a newly developed visual function questionnaire: the VFQ-J11

Abstract: The VFQ-J11 is a good measure of VRQoL in cataract patients. The present study indicates that by including the domains measured in the VFQ, the VFQ-J11 can provide valid data on VRQoL and be less of a burden for patients.

Cited by 18 publications

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The Relationship Between Vision-related Quality of Life and Visual Function in Glaucoma Patients

The Relationship Between Vision-related Quality of Life and Visual Function in Glaucoma Patients

Vision-related quality of life following glaucoma filtration surgery

The Clinical Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Screening for Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Japan: A Markov Modeling Study

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