Vision-Specific Quality of Life: Laser-Assisted in situ Keratomileusis Versus Overnight Contact Lens Wear

Abstract

Myopic subjects analyzed in this study reported better vision-related quality of life when they were corrected with continuous wear silicone-hydrogel lenses. The average score reached by CRT was similar to emmetropes, which showed the main disadvantage in worry subscale. The patients who underwent LASIK had the lowest valuation, highlighting the decreases in scores of diurnal fluctuations, glare, and especially in expectations and worry subscales, due to the first and second subscales, but especially to the false expectations created about treatment.

Objective evaluation of static and dynamic behavior of different toric silicone-hydrogel contact lenses

“…There are possible limitations to this research. The high proportion of females present in the current study is consistent with other previous studies and is explained by the asymmetry present in the contact lens real market [15,22,33]. Additionally, the use of a few contact lens models instead of more, and further materials with different modulus or water content could help to improve the results.…”

“…Furthermore, it was reported that visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, and subjective preferences after toric soft contact lens wear were similar to those obtained with spectacles [12,14]. Contact lenses may be a reliable option to correct astigmatism, and the most recent toric silicone-hydrogel lenses proved to be a suitable way, better than other visual aids or refractive surgery [9,12,15]. Conventional contact lenses sometimes do not provide enough comfort, stability, visual acuity, or contrast sensitivity, and therefore vision care professionals increased the prescription of silicone-hydrogel lenses.…”

Vision Quality Questionnaire Assessment in Patients After Topography-Guided Photorefractive Keratectomy for Irregular Astigmatism Secondary to Radial Keratotomy

“…Some studies compared this questionnaire in patients who use contact lenses, spectacles and refractive surgery and found some differences, but these data were difficult to compare with our results since the population studied was different. 20 , 21 …”

“…7,[10][11][12] This questionnaire was translated and validated into Portuguese and was a valuable and reliable tool for assessing the vision-related quality of life in refractive surgery candidates. [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] Therefore, this study aimed to assess the vision-related quality of life with the NEI-RQL questionnaire, which was applied to patients with irregular astigmatism due to RK 4 and 48 months after topography-guided PRK.…”

Diseño, desarrollo y validación de un cuestionario para evaluar el compromiso visual y emocional en pacientes con queratocono

“…A pesar que la validez interna de su construcción ha sido puesta en duda recientemente, [125] se ha utilizado en estudios tanto en población colombiana [126] como española. [127] El NEI-RQL-42 contiene 13 categorías evaluadas de forma individual, que son las de "claridad de visión", "expectativas", "visión cercana", "visión lejana", "fluctuaciones diurnas", "limitación de actividades", "glare/deslumbramiento", "síntomas", "dependencia de la corrección", "preocupación", "corrección subóptima", "apariencia" y "satisfacción con la corrección". Cada categoría obtiene una puntuación de 0 a 100 puntos, siendo 100 la mejor puntuación aunque no hay rangos descritos para considerar un buen o mal resultado.…”