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A Prospective, Longitudinal, Observational Cohort Study Examining How Glaucoma Affects Quality of Life and Visual Function Over a 4-Year Period
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Clinical evaluation, Performance based measures, and 1 other intervention for Glaucoma and Quality of Life. Completed, enrolled 161 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Hypothesis 1: Self-reported health-related quality of life decreases as vision impairment worsens in subjects with glaucoma. Hypothesis 2: Changes in health-related quality of life are associated with changes in clinical measures of vision and performance-based measures of visual function.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Biomicroscopy (look at front of eye), ophthalmoscopy (look at back of eye), visual acuity, visual fields, intraocular pressure, spectral domain optical coherence tomography, Pelli-Robson and the Spaeth-Richman Contrast Sensitivity tests
Compressed Assessment of Ability Related to Vision (CAARV) items include: 1) computerized motion detection; 2) recognizing facial expressions; 3) reading street signs; and 4) finding objects in a room
National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire 25 (NEI-VFQ-25) includes a series of questions pertaining to vision or feelings about a vision condition and the Modified Glaucoma Symptom Scale (MGSS) includes a series of questions pertaining to eye comfort.