Table 6. Differences in median ranges of the subscales and total score of the NEI-VFQ-25 according to surgical procedures.
NEI-VFQ-25: National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire-25; CXL: corneal-cross linking; ICR: intrastromal corneal ring; ICL: implantable contact lenses; PCT: partial corneal transplant; TCT: total corneal transplant.
| NEI-VFQ-25 | Type of surgical procedures | ||||
| CXL | ICR | ICL | PCT | TCT | |
| General health | 70.4 | 75.0 | 91.7 | 59.2 | 75.9 |
| General vision | 78.1 | 71.7 | 83.3 | 75.8 | 71.3 |
| Ocular pain | 55.3 | 60.9 | 54.2 | 51.3 | 54.7 |
| Near activities | 60.6 | 60.7 | 51.4 | 60.6 | 57.0 |
| Distance activities | 56.5 | 50.6 | 44.4 | 48.6 | 52.9 |
| Social functioning | 65.7 | 66.7 | 56.3 | 65.3 | 65.9 |
| Mental health | 46.6 | 47.4 | 34.4 | 38.5 | 43.9 |
| Role difficulties | 54.6 | 57.6 | 45.8 | 50.0 | 46.9 |
| Dependency | 56.5 | 60.6 | 61.1 | 46.9 | 54.6 |
| Driving | 63.4 | 60.8 | 58.3 | 49.4 | 56.0 |
| Color vision | 84.7 | 81.9 | 75.0 | 81.6 | 81.6 |
| Peripheral vision | 55.2 | 57.3 | 50.0 | 51.3 | 54.7 |
| Overall score | 59.3 | 60.4 | 58.0 | 54.5 | 57.3 |