ReviewPharmacoEconomics2002
Vision-specific instruments for the assessment of health-related quality of life and visual functioning: a literature review.
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59 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 163 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy and safety of widely used treatments for macular oedema secondary to retinal vein occlusion: a systematic review.BMC ophthalmology · 2014Pooled it
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- Amblyopia and quality of life: a systematic review.Eye (London, England) · 2011Pooled it
- Health-related quality of life measures (HRQoL) in patients with amblyopia and strabismus: a systematic review.The British journal of ophthalmology · 2011Pooled it
- Evaluation of the methodological quality of systematic reviews of health status measurement instruments.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2009Pooled it
- Quality of life in age-related macular degeneration: a review of the literature.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2006Pooled it
- Quality-of-Life Outcomes From a Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Antimetabolites for Intermediate, Posterior, and Panuveitis.American journal of ophthalmology · 2017Trial
- Study of vision-related quality of life (VRQOL) in individuals with visual impairment at a teaching institution of North India.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2026Article
- DERIVATION OF A SHORT FORM OF THE NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE VISUAL FUNCTION QUESTIONNAIRE-25 IN SUBJECTS WITH NEOVASCULAR AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION.Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2025Article
- Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Norwegian version of the Keratoconus Outcomes Research Questionnaire.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2025Article
- Development of a Children's Visual Function Quality of Life (CVF-QoL) Instrument for Rural School-Going Children with Visual Impairments Within a South African Context: Item Generation and Validation.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Vision-Specific Tools for the Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life (HR-QoL) in Children and Adolescents with Visual Impairment: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Impact of defocus incorporated multiple segments (DIMS) spectacle lenses for myopia control on quality of life of the children: a qualitative study.BMJ open ophthalmology · 2024Article
- The 6-Item Vision-Related Quality of Life and Limitations Questionnaire: Evaluation of Psychometric Properties.Translational vision science & technology · 2024Article
- Eye Disease Prevalence and VF-14 Validation Among Patients Experiencing Homelessness and Presenting for Ophthalmic Examination in Baltimore, Maryland.Translational vision science & technology · 2023Article
- Development of The Chinese Version of Ultra-Low Vision Visual Functioning Questionnaire-150.Translational vision science & technology · 2023Article
- Meningioma WHO I with involvement of the optical structures-does proton therapy lead to changes in quality of life with regard to subjective visual performance?Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2023Article
- The Effect of Visual Impairment and Its Severity on Vision-Related and Health-Related Quality of Life in Jordan: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Article
- The NEI VFQ-25C: Calibrating Items in the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire-25 to Enable Comparison of Outcome Measures.Translational vision science & technology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Clinically objective measures such as visual acuity or visual field provide an assessment of a patient's visual status. However such measures may not reflect the degree of visual impairment the patient experiences in his or her daily activities. Visual impairment has been shown to have negative effects on health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) and a significant impact on daily functioning, including social activities. As such, there is a growing recognition of the importance of patient-reported outcomes of visual functioning. This review examines the development and psychometric properties of 22 vision-specific instruments assessing visual functioning and/or the impact of visual impairment on HR-QOL or daily activities. Issues relevant to assessing vision-specific subjective outcomes are reviewed, with specific application of the reviewed instruments. Three instruments, the Activities of Daily Vision Scale, National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire, and Visual Function Index have been well validated and widely used, but others also show promise. To fully capture the benefits of a new ophthalmology treatment (or new treatment for eye disease) a valid and reliable visual instrument, in which the psychometric performance has been demonstrated in the particular ocular condition being treated, should be utilised.
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