Table 2. NEI VFQ-25 subscale scores and ocular composite score (OCS), Mean ± S.
| GH | GV | OP | NA | DA | VSSF | VSMH | VSRD | VSD | D | CV | PV | OCS* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 58) | (n = 58) | (n = 59) | (n = 59) | (n = 59) | (n = 59) | (n = 59) | (n = 59) | (n = 59) | (n = 54) | (n = 59) | (n = 59) | (n = 59) | ||
| Total group (n = 59) | 47.4±20.8 | 78.3±10.8 | 73.1±20.3 | 88.0±15.2 | 90.8±12.3 | 97.2±8.7 | 88.7±9.2 | 86.4±17.4 | 97.5±8.9 | 85.3±14.2 | 99.6±3.3 | 94.1±12.6 | 88.9±8.8 | |
| Sex | - Male (n = 36) | 46.5±23.3 | 76.7±10.1 | 71.9±21.6 | 88.0±14.3 | 91.2±12.6 | 97.2±9.5 | 88.7±9.9 | 86.8±17.7 | 97.0±10.6 | 88.9±12.1 | 99.3±4.2 | 95.1±11.7 | 88.9±9.4 |
| - Female (n = 23) | 48.9±16.3 | 80.9±11.5 | 75.0±18.5 | 88.0±16.8 | 90.2±12.0 | 97.3±7.5 | 88.6±8.1 | 85.9±17.4 | 98.2±5.6 | 79.8±15.7 | 100.0±0.0 | 92.4±14.0 | 88.9±7.9 | |
| p = 0.582 | p = 0.155 | p = 0.618 | p = 0.648 | p = 0.618 | p = 0.825 | p = 0.720 | p = 0.822 | p = 0.906 | p = 0.025 | p = 0.424 | p = 0.386 | p = 0.675 | ||
| Present age (yrs) | - < 45 (n = 14) | 58.9±21.0 | 82.9±10.7 | 70.5±21.1 | 96.4±7.1 | 94.6±7.0 | 99.1±3.3 | 87.9±6.7 | 90.2±16.4 | 100.0±0.0 | 87.5±10.2 | 100.0±0.0 | 98.2±6.7 | 91.6±4.6 |
| - 45–65 (n = 34) | 43.9±19.8 | 77.6±10.9 | 72.1±20.7 | 84.6±17.1 | 89.7±13.6 | 96.0±11.0 | 87.9±9.8 | 85.7±17.2 | 96.6±10.9 | 84.4±14.7 | 99.3±4.3 | 92.6±14.5 | 87.6±9.7 | |
| - > 65 (n = 11) | 43.2±19.7 | 74.5±9.3 | 79.5±18.8 | 87.9±13.1 | 89.4±13.0 | 98.9±3.8 | 92.0±9.7 | 84.1±20.2 | 97.0±7.7 | 85.2±18.5 | 100.0±0.0 | 93.2±11.7 | 89.3±9.4 | |
| p = 0.060 | p = 0.143 | p = 0.504 | p = 0.026 | p = 0.546 | p = 0.668 | p = 0.288 | p = 0.523 | p = 0.244 | p = 0.887 | p = 0.692 | p = 0.363 | p = 0.588 | ||
| Uveitis episodes† | - 1 episode (n = 6) | 50.0±22.4 | 86.7±10.3 | 75.0±20.9 | 88.9±10.1 | 98.6±3.4 | 100.0±0.0 | 90.6±9.5 | 85.4±20.0 | 100.0±0.0 | 85.0±9.1 | 100.0±0.0 | 100.0±0.0 | 91.9±5.1 |
| - > 1 episode (n = 52) | 47.1±21.0 | 77.3±10.6 | 72.8±20.7 | 87.8±15.9 | 89.9±12.7 | 96.9±9.2 | 88.6±9.2 | 87.0±17.1 | 97.3±9.4 | 85.8±14.6 | 99.5±3.5 | 94.2±11.7 | 88.7±9.1 | |
| p = 0.734 | p = 0.048 | p = 0.866 | p = 0.747 | p = 0.059 | p = 0.343 | p = 0.618 | p = 0.891 | p = 0.343 | p = 0.594 | p = 0.734 | p = 0.216 | p = 0.499 | ||
| Laterality | - Unilateral (n = 28) | 50.0±19.6 | 79.3±11.7 | 80.4±18.5 | 89.6±14.6 | 92.0±9.8 | 97.3±7.1 | 90.8±7.5 | 88.4±16.6 | 98.2±6.6 | 88.1±11.0 | 100.0±0.0 | 95.5±9.8 | 90.9±7.2 |
| - Bilateral (n = 31) | 45.2±21.8 | 77.4±10.0 | 66.5±20.0 | 86.6±15.8 | 89.8±14.2 | 97.2±10.1 | 86.7±10.2 | 84.7±18.2 | 96.8±10.7 | 82.4±16.7 | 99.2±4.5 | 92.7±14.7 | 87.0±9.7 | |
| p = 0.208 | p = 0.539 | p = 0.009 | p = 0.416 | p = 0.877 | p = 0.626 | p = 0.096 | p = 0.401 | p = 0.211 | p = 0.281 | p = 0.342 | p = 0.580 | p = 0.052 | ||
| Visual acuity‡,§ | - > 0.15 (n = 7) | 46.4±9.4 | 68.6±10.7 | 75.0±22.8 | 77.4±20.8 | 77.4±20.8 | 91.1±18.7 | 81.3±15.3 | 69.6±23.8 | 88.1±20.9 | 81.9±23.2 | 96.4±9.4 | 85.7±19.7 | 79.5±16.1 |
| - ≤ 0.15 (n = 42) | 47.0±21.1 | 78.5±10.4 | 71.7±20.3 | 89.7±12.6 | 92.5±9.4 | 98.2±5.9 | 89.6±7.8 | 88.1±15.1 | 98.4±5.6 | 86.9±13.1 | 100.0±0.0 | 94.6±11.8 | 89.9±6.4 | |
| p = 0.961 | p = 0.023 | p = 0.683 | p = 0.079 | p = 0.041 | p = 0.146 | p = 0.160 | p = 0.027 | p = 0.002 | p = 0.880 | p = 0.014 | p = 0.140 | p = 0.170 | ||
| Systemic disease | - No (n = 25) | 61.5±18.0 | 80.8±9.3 | 79.5±21.6 | 92.0±10.1 | 95.0±7.2 | 99.5±2.5 | 91.5±7.8 | 89.5±14.3 | 99.7±1.7 | 89.1±12.7 | 100.0±0.0 | 98.0±6.9 | 91.9±5.5 |
| - Yes (n = 34) | 37.5±16.6 | 76.5±11.5 | 68.4±18.3 | 85.0±17.6 | 87.7±14.2 | 95.6±11.0 | 86.6±9.6 | 84.2±19.3 | 95.8±11.5 | 82.5±14.8 | 99.3±4.3 | 91.2±14.9 | 86.6±10.0 | |
| p<0.001 | p = 0.121 | p = 0.045 | p = 0.243 | p = 0.044 | p = 0.101 | p = 0.039 | p = 0.392 | p = 0.063 | p = 0.079 | p = 0.391 | p = 0.041 | p = 0.027 | ||
NEI VFQ-25: National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire-25, GH: General Health, GV: General Vision, OP: Ocular Pain, NA: Near Activities, DA: Distance Activities, VSSF: Vision Specific Social Functioning, VSMH: Vision Specific Mental Health, VSRD: Vision Specific Role Difficulties, VSD: Vision Specific Dependency, D: Driving, CV: Color Vision, PV: Peripheral Vision, OCS: Overall Composite Score.
* Average of vision-targeted subscale scores, without GH.
† Missing data in one patient.
‡ At least one eye with LogMAR visual acuity > 0.15. Measured with Snellen chart and converted to LogMAR visual acuity, measured within six months before or after completing the NEI VFQ-25.
§ Missing data in ten patients.