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Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 1/2014

Open Access 01-12-2014 | Research

The impact of cataract surgery on vision-related quality of life for bilateral cataract patients in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: a prospective study

Authors: Kien Gia To, Lynn B Meuleners, Michelle L Fraser, Dung Van Do, Dat Van Duong, Van-Anh Ngoc Huynh, Quyen Gia To, Tien Duy Phi, Hoang Huy Tran, Nguyen Do Nguyen

Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes | Issue 1/2014

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Abstract

Background

To determine the impact of cataract surgery on vision-related quality of life (VRQOL) and examine the association between objective visual measures and change in VRQOL after surgery among bilateral cataract patients in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Methods

A cohort of older patients with bilateral cataract was assessed one week before and one to three months after first eye or both eye cataract surgery. Visual measures including visual acuity, contrast sensitivity and stereopsis were obtained. Vision-related quality of life was assessed using the NEI VFQ-25. Descriptive analyses and a generalized linear estimating equation (GEE) analysis were undertaken to measure change in VRQOL after surgery.

Results

Four hundred and thirteen patients were assessed before cataract surgery and 247 completed the follow-up assessment one to three months after first or both eye cataract surgery. Overall, VRQOL significantly improved after cataract surgery (p < 0.001) particularly after both eye surgeries. Binocular contrast sensitivity (p < 0.001) and stereopsis (p < 0.001) were also associated with change in VRQOL after cataract surgery. Visual acuity was not associated with VRQOL.

Conclusions

Cataract surgery significantly improved VRQOL among bilateral cataract patients in Vietnam. Contrast sensitivity as well as stereopsis, rather than visual acuity significantly affected VRQOL after cataract surgery.
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Metadata
Title
The impact of cataract surgery on vision-related quality of life for bilateral cataract patients in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: a prospective study
Authors
Kien Gia To
Lynn B Meuleners
Michelle L Fraser
Dung Van Do
Dat Van Duong
Van-Anh Ngoc Huynh
Quyen Gia To
Tien Duy Phi
Hoang Huy Tran
Nguyen Do Nguyen
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7525
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-12-16

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