ArticleJapanese journal of ophthalmology2021
Influence of intermittent exotropia surgery on general health-related quality of life: different perception by children and parents.
Article in Japanese journal of ophthalmology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- 2021 trends in the treatment of patients with strabismus in Japan.Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Quality of life in patients with strabismus: Assessment of the preoperative and postoperative psychosocial and functional aspects.Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia · 2025Article
- Internet-enhanced continuity of care reduces postoperative complications and improves outcomes in pediatric strabismus surgery.American journal of translational research · 2024Article
- Social-emotional issues among children with strabismus higher than among non-strabismus children in Western India.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- A Retrospective Study on the Eye-Related Quality of Life, Functional Vision, and Their Determinants Among Children Following Congenital and Developmental Cataracts Surgery and Its Impact on Their Families Using the PedEyeQ.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeTo assess the general health-related quality of life (QOL) in children with intermittent exotropia (IXT) before and 3 months after surgery, by interviewing individual patients and their parents. STUDY
designProspective, interventional case series.
methodsTwenty-one patients undergoing IXT surgery and their parents were included. Using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL), children and parents were separately questioned about QOL of patients.
resultsThe mean patients' age was 8.6 ± 3.2 years (SD), with range of 5-16 years. The children responded that all PedsQL scores were significantly improved by surgery, and the highest improvement was observed in the school subscale score. When the parents rated the children's QOL, significant improvements were limited to 3 out of 7 subscales, including the emotional, psychosocial health summary, and total scores. The improvements in the PedsQL score were not correlated with age, size of deviation changes following surgery, nor the improvement in binocular vision.
conclusionsThe general health-related QOL significantly improved by surgery in pediatric patients with IXT, while the improvement was considerably underestimated by the parents. The children reported the greatest improvement in the school functioning subscale, whereas parents failed to discern this improvement. The discrepancy in children' and parents' views can be an important factor when considering indication of corrective surgery and evaluating surgical outcomes.
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