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ReviewGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2023

Quality of life in glaucoma.

Kareem Latif, Takashi Nishida, Sasan Moghimi, Robert N Weinreb

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Review in Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Glaucoma in hospitalized older adults: polypharmacy, multimorbidity, and therapy discontinuation - a REPOSI registry analysis.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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  5. Factors Influencing Intraocular Pressure Elevation During Hemodialysis.Translational vision science & technology · 2026
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  17. Current perspectives in tackling glaucoma blindness.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2025
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  20. Comparison of clinical outcomes between gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy and trabeculectomy in advanced-stage pseudoexfoliation glaucoma.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Kareem LatifViterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology, Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, University of California, 9500 Campus Point Drive, La Jolla,, San Diego, CA, 92093-0946, USA.
Takashi NishidaViterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology, Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, University of California, 9500 Campus Point Drive, La Jolla,, San Diego, CA, 92093-0946, USA. t.nishida.opt@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8312-6623
Sasan MoghimiViterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology, Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, University of California, 9500 Campus Point Drive, La Jolla,, San Diego, CA, 92093-0946, USA.
Robert N WeinrebViterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology, Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, University of California, 9500 Campus Point Drive, La Jolla,, San Diego, CA, 92093-0946, USA.

Funding

Vision BiostatisticsP30EY022589 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI LINDA M ZANGWILL · 2012 to 2026
$10.3M
Diagnosis and Monitoring of Glaucoma with Optical Coherence Tomography AngiographyR01EY029058 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI WEINREB, ROBERT N · 2018 to 2024
$4.2M
Monitoring of Glaucoma Patients in Advanced DiseaseR01EY034148 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Sasan Moghimi Araghi · 2022 to 2026
$2.5M
NEI NIH HHS P30EY022589NEI NIH HHS R01EY029058NEI NIH HHS R01EY034148
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAn essential goal of glaucoma management is to prevent a patient's visual impairment that compromises their health-related quality of life (QOL). The disease itself, in addition to the medical or surgical treatment, can have a large impact on one's life. We aim to briefly review and evaluate aspects of QOL in glaucoma.

methodsThe PubMed database was utilized for the literature examination of this review. Keywords that were searched included glaucoma, quality of life, vision-related QOL (VRQOL), quality of life questionnaire, and glaucoma therapy.

resultsThe main topics identified and analyzed during the literature review stages include factors affecting VRQOL, the assessment of VRQOL using questionnaires, QOL in early and severe glaucoma, glaucoma and activities of daily living, glaucoma treatments, and new advances in clinically assessing QOL. The study findings indicate a relationship between the deterioration of visual field and the quality of life. The investigation shows that visual loss can result in a range of daily life challenges, which include compromised mental health status and difficulties with driving, reading, and recognizing people.

conclusionGlaucoma-induced visual field loss can significantly impact different aspects of patients' life, and several methods exist for evaluating changes in quality of life. Quality of life assessments have their limitations as they are subjective. As potential future steps, we suggest exploring technological advancements such as virtual reality to improve patient care and outcomes.

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GlaucomaQuality of LifeActivities of Daily LivingHumansSurveys and QuestionnairesVision DisordersVision, OcularVisual FieldsGlaucomaQuality of lifeQuestionnaireVision-related quality of life

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