Table 4.
Effects of glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) on quality of life using the National Eye institute visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ)-51 instrument11–14
| Glaucoma
|
ARMD
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Weighted mean (SD) | Weighted mean (SD) | |
| N | 225 | 193 |
| General health | 67.3 (1.2) | 62.6 (8.3) |
| General vision | 66.3 (2.7) | 49.0 (5.7) |
| Ocular pain | 81.7 (5.3) | 91.5 (5.1) |
| Near activities | 75.6 (3.9) | 47.5 (8.4) |
| Distance activities | 76.3 (4.9) | 52.1 (12.2) |
| Social functioning | 86.8 (3.0) | 71.3 (7.5) |
| Mental health | 72.6 (6.1) | 64.3 (1.4) |
| Expectations | 48.3 (0.2) | 40.6 (1.8) |
| Role difficulties | 79.2 (5.7) | 56.9 (8.0) |
| Dependency | 85.9 (5.2) | 65.2 (10.0) |
| Driving | 75.0 (5.1) | 50.3 (14.3) |
| Color vision | 89.6 (2.5) | 74.1 (12.3) |
| Peripheral vision | 71.8 (3.1) | 59.8 (19.4) |