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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 57-61 |
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The impact of cataract surgery on subjective visual functions and quality of life in patients with cataract in Northwestern Nigeria
Sadiq M Abdullahi1, Mahmoud B Alhassan2, Olufemi E Babalola3
1 Department of Cataract/Glaucoma, National Eye Center, Kaduna, Nigeria
2 Department of Vitreoretina, National Eye Center, Kaduna, Nigeria
3 Racheal Eye Center/Bingham University, Abuja, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Sadiq M Abdullahi
FMCoph, Consultant Ophthalmologist, National Eye Centre Kaduna, PM.B 2267
Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/0189-9171.195195
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Purpose: To determine the impact of cataract surgery on visual functions (VFs) and quality of life (QoL) in patients with cataract at the National Eye Center, Kaduna. Methods: VFs and QoL questionnaires were administered to the patients preoperatively and 6 weeks postoperatively. Correlation was assessed among subjective VF, QoL, and visual acuity (VA). The preoperative and sixth-week postoperative VA, VF scores, and QoL scores were compared. A paired t-test was used for comparison between before and after surgery. Results: Two hundred and seventy-one patients were studied. The age range of the patients was 45 to 85 years with a mean age of 64.2 years (SD ± 6.51). There was significant improvement in overall VF and QoL following cataract surgery (P < 0.0001). Mean VF scores preoperatively and at 6 weeks postoperatively were 28.6 (SD ± 7.9) and 15.1 (SD ± 3.5), respectively. The overall mean QoL scores were 23.7 (SD ± 9.0.) preoperatively and 13.5 (SD ± 1.1) postoperatively. This difference was statistically significant P < 0.0001. Bilateral cataract surgery patients had greater gain in VF and QoL than those that had uniocular surgery. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that cataract surgery is effective in improving overall VF and vision-related QoL, which resulted in functional independence. The second eye surgery confers additional gains in terms of VF and QoL in patients with bilateral cataract. |
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