Quality of life in glaucoma: a review of the literature

L Quaranta, I Riva, C Gerardi, F Oddone, I Floriano… - Advances in …, 2016 - Springer
The ultimate goal of glaucoma management is the preservation of patients' visual function
and quality of life (QoL). The disease itself as well as the medical or surgical treatment can …

A sick eye in a sick body? Systemic findings in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma

M Pache, J Flammer - Survey of ophthalmology, 2006 - Elsevier
Despite intense research, the pathogenesis of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is still
not completely understood. There is ample evidence for a pathophysiological role of …

Evaluation of quality of life for patients with glaucoma

G Spaeth, J Walt, J Keener - American journal of ophthalmology, 2006 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To understand the impact of glaucoma on ability to function and on quality of life
to guide therapeutic choices and strategies for improved adherence to therapeutic regimens …

Assessing quality of life in patients with glaucoma using the Glaucoma Quality of Life-15 (GQL-15) questionnaire

I Goldberg, CI Clement, TH Chiang, JG Walt… - Journal of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Purpose To measure and compare quality of life in patients with and without glaucoma using
the Glaucoma Quality of Life-15 Questionnaire, and to determine the association between …

Treatment and vision-related quality of life in the early manifest glaucoma trial

LG Hyman, E Komaroff, A Heijl, B Bengtsson… - Ophthalmology, 2005 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of treatment, visual function, and other factors on vision-
targeted health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients with early glaucoma. DESIGN …

Blindness and glaucoma: a multicenter data review from 7 academic eye clinics

L Rossetti, M Digiuni, M Giovanni, M Centofanti… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Purpose To evaluate frequency, conversion rate, and risk factors for blindness in glaucoma
patients treated in European Universities. Methods This multicenter retrospective study …

Importance of visual acuity and contrast sensitivity in patients with glaucoma

J Richman, LL Lorenzana, D Lankaranian… - Archives of …, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To determine which aspects of vision most influence the ability of patients with
glaucoma to function. Methods A total of 192 patients with a full range of glaucomatous …

Interventions for improving adherence to ocular hypotensive therapy

H Waterman, JR Evans, TA Gray… - Cochrane Database …, 2013 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Poor adherence to therapy is a significant healthcare issue, particularly in
patients with chronic disease such as open‐angle glaucoma. Treatment failure may …

[HTML][HTML] Reengineering the glaucoma quality of life-15 questionnaire with rasch analysis

J Khadka, K Pesudovs, C McAlinden… - … & visual science, 2011 - tvst.arvojournals.org
Purpose.: To investigate, using Rasch analysis, whether the 15-item Glaucoma Quality of
Life-15 (GQL-15) forms a valid scale and to optimize its psychometric properties. Methods …

Measuring disability in glaucoma

AE Sotimehin, PY Ramulu - Journal of glaucoma, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Glaucomatous visual field loss can have far-reaching and debilitating
consequences on an individual, affecting one's ability to perform many important tasks …