Assessment of Vision-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration During COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective Study
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Objective: To evaluate vision-related quality of life (QoL) using National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire-25 (NEI-VFQ-25) in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) patients during coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Material and Methods: nAMD whose intravitreal injection had to be postponed due restrictions COVID-19 lockdown between April June 2020, NEI-VFQ-25 was administered last visit pre-COVID-19 first COVID-19. scores, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) central thickness (CMT) were compared visits. Results: Fifty six with participitated the study. The composite score NEIVFQ-25 statistically significantly lower at when (95% confidence interval, 2.33-4.24; p=0.000). Decrease moderately associated an impairment BCVA duration treatment delay after adjusting for age, gender, pre CMT (β coefficient=0.42 0.41 p=0.016 0.015). Conclusion: Negative impacts delayed pandemic observed by decrease scores on psychological well-being ability performing daily activities that depend function.
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عنوان ژورنال: Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1300-0365']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5336/ophthal.2022-89993