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ArticleJournal of ophthalmic inflammation and infection2021

Vision-related quality of life and psychosocial well-being of patients with episcleritis and scleritis: a neglected essence?

Apurva Ratna Tamrakar, Ranju Kharel Sitaula, Sagun Narayan Joshi, Manjita Bajracharya

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Article in Journal of ophthalmic inflammation and infection, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Apurva Ratna TamrakarPhaco and Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon, Kathmandu Eye Centre, Patan, Nepal.
Ranju Kharel SitaulaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, B. P. Koirala Lions Centre for Ophthalmic Studies, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal. helloranju50@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8624-4433
Sagun Narayan JoshiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, B. P. Koirala Lions Centre for Ophthalmic Studies, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Manjita BajracharyaDepartment of General practice and emergency medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital · NPTilganga Institute of Ophthalmology · NP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo assess the change in vision-related quality of life and psychosocial well-being of the patients with episcleritis and scleritis patients before and after treatment.

resultsThis one-and-a-half-year prospective study was conducted among 76 eyes of 71 new patients of episcleritis and scleritis. A structured questionnaire was used to assess the visual and to analyze the change in effect size. The male-to-female ratio was 1:1.536. Episcleritis was seen in 41 cases (57.7%) while scleritis was seen in 30 cases (42.3%). Patients with episcleritis had statistically significant improvement in general function score (GF) (p < 0.05) using paired t-test. The effect size showed medium improvement (approximately 0.5). Whereas there was no statistically significant change in psychosocial impact (PI), visual symptoms (VS) scoring, and a total score (p < 0.05) using paired t-test. The effect size showed no improvement for PI and total score and small improvement for VS score. Patients with scleritis had statistically significant improvement in general function score (GF), visual symptoms (VS) scoring and total score (p < 0.05) using paired-t-test. The effect size showed medium improvement (approximately 0.5) for general function score (GF) and total score. However, the effect size showed only a small improvement (approximately 0.2) for psychosocial impact (PI) score.

conclusionsVisionRelated Quality of Life of patients with scleritis showed significant improvement following treatment unlike episcleritis indicating scleritis more adversely affecting psychosocial well-being.

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CorticosteroidsEpiscleritisQuality of lifeScleritisVisual function

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