Journal
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
Volume 11, Issue 14, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jcm11144139
Keywords
vision-related quality of life; cystoid macular edema; central retinal vein occlusion; intravitreal injection; ranibizumab; best-corrected visual acuity
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- Novartis Pharma K.K., Tokyo, Japan
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The impact of visual functions on vision-related quality of life (VR-QoL) in patients with cystoid macular edema secondary to central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO-CME) is not well understood. This study examined various visual measures and found that visual acuity of the fellow eye had the strongest impact on VR-QoL, while contrast sensitivity and stereopsis were also associated with VR-QoL.
Visual functions that affect vision-related quality of life (VR-QoL) before and after intravitreal injection of ranibizumab in patients with cystoid macular edema secondary to central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO-CME) are poorly understood. This multicenter, open-label, single-arm prospective study included 23 treatment-naive patients with CRVO-CME. The best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), letter contrast sensitivity (LCS), severity of metamorphopsia (M-CHARTS), amount of aniseikonia (New Aniseikonia Test), and stereopsis (Titmus Stereo Test and TNO stereotest) were examined every month from before treatment to 12 months after treatment. For VR-QoL assessment, the 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (VFQ-25) was provided to the patients before treatment and at 3, 6, and 12 months after treatment. Stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that the BCVA of the fellow eye was related to the VFQ-25 composite score before treatment, and that the BCVA of the fellow eye and TNO values were related to the VFQ-25 composite score 12 months after treatment. Changes in LCS were significantly correlated with changes in the VFQ-25 composite score. In patients with CRVO-CME, visual acuity of the fellow eye had the strongest impact on VR-QoL. The contrast sensitivity of the affected eye and stereopsis were also associated with VR-QoL.
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