Effect of Glaucoma on the Quality of Life of Young Patients

Abstract

Utility values among glaucoma patients in the juvenile age group are better than those of adult POAG patients. Decreasing vision in the better eye and having to use medication decrease the utility scores among young patients with glaucoma.

Utility and Uncorrected Refractive Error

“…In the ophthalmic field, extensive research has investigated and reported utility for various conditions ( 122 Tung, 32 Heintz, 123 Huang, 124 EQ-5D, HUI-3 Smith, 129 Lloyd, 128 Heintz, 123 Fenwick, 130 Grandy, 131 Loftus 132 Glaucoma TTO Jampel, 133 Saw, 134 Gupta, 135,136 Bozzani, 110 Alavi 137 SG Saw, 134 Gupta, 135 Lee 127 EQ-5D Aspinall, 138 Kobelt, 139 Montemayor, 140 Thygesen, 141 Bozzani, 110 van Gestel 142 HUI-3 / HUI Mittmann, 143 Mo, 144 Azuara-Blanco, 145…”

Vision Health-Related Quality of Life in Chinese Glaucoma Patients

“…Previous studies have investigated the life quality of glaucoma patients, suggesting a relationship between visual field defects and impaired quality of life in patients with glaucoma [ 6 – 8 ]. Furthermore, the association between rates of binocular visual field loss and vision-related quality of life in glaucoma was observed [ 9 ]; special attention was paid to the quality of life of young patients with glaucoma [ 10 ]; and Globe et al noticed that self-reported systemic comorbid diseases were associated with self-reported visual function [ 11 ]. Understanding of influencing factor to quality of life of the patients will ultimately benefit glaucoma treatment.…”

Selective laser trabeculoplasty for primary open-angle glaucoma patients younger than 40 years

“…Young patients have to take medication for a much greater number of years, which can impede their quality of life. 12 Thus, SLT can be offered as an alternative or even first line of management, as it will not only have long-term economic benefits but would also benefit the quality of lives of these patients. Although this study was performed on eyes already on medical treatment, one can extrapolate these results for patients with JOAG who are offered SLT as primary treatment, where the likelihood of success is expected to be greater.…”

“…11 Most of these patients, being young, report loss of quality of life if they have to use medication for the rest of their lives. 12 Compliance with medical therapy is also difficult in this age group. 13 However, if properly treated, long-term blindness can be prevented in these eyes.…”