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. 2016 Nov 4;31(3):395–405. doi: 10.1038/eye.2016.219

Table 5. Correlation between NEI-VFQ-25 scores and visual acuity/contrast sensitivity in patients with POAG and AMD.

  Visual acuity
Contrast A
Contrast B
Contrast C
Contrast D
  POAG AMD POAG AMD POAG AMD POAG AMD POAG AMD
General health
r 0.202 0.402 0.179 0.401 0.179 0.363 0.179 0.468 0.171 0.570
P 0.193 0.004* 0.250 0.004* 0.250 0.010* 0.250 0.001* 0.272 <0.001*
                     
General vision
r 0.400 0.811 0.461 0.917 0.461 0.873 0.461 0.477 0.473 0.582
P 0.008* <0.001* 0.002* <0.001* 0.002* <0.001* 0.002* 0.001* 0.001* <0.001*
                     
Ocular pain
r 0.206 0.364 0.338 0.264 0.338 0.243 0.338 0.335 0.339 0.391
P 0.185 0.010* 0.027* 0.067 0.027* 0.092 0.027* 0.019* 0.026* 0.005*
                     
Near activities
r 0.415 0.879 0.589 0.813 0.589 0.761 0.589 0.553 0.589 0.588
P 0.006* <0.001* <0.001* <0.001* <0.001* <0.001* <0.001* <0.001* <0.001* <0.001*
                     
Distance activities
r 0.624 0.888 0.571 0.847 0.571 0.792 0.571 0.602 0.574 0.675
P 0.001* <0.001* <0.001* <0.001* <0.001* <0.001* <0.001* <0.001* <0.001* <0.001*
                     
Vision-specific social functioning
r 0.589 0.838 0.466 0.819 0.466 0.766 0.466 0.531 0.468 0.559
P 0.001* <0.001* 0.002* <0.001* 0.002* <0.001* 0.002* <0.001* 0.002* <0.001*
                     
Vision-specific mental health
r 0.540 0.894 0.374 0.828 0.374 0.791 0.374 0.477 0.383 0.501
P 0.001* <0.001* 0.013* <0.001* 0.013* <0.001* 0.013* 0.001* 0.011* <0.001*
                     
Vision-specific role difficulties
r 0.496 0.724 0.286 0.529 0.286 0.491 0.286 0.444 0.288 0.385
P 0.001* <0.001* 0.063 <0.001* 0.063 <0.001* 0.063 0.001* 0.061 0.006*
                     
Vision-specific dependency
r 0.442 0.883 0.327 0.817 0.327 0.764 0.327 0.546 0.326 0.559
P 0.001* <0.001* 0.032* <0.001* 0.032* <0.001* 0.032* <0.001* 0.033* <0.001*
                     
Color vision
r 0.281 1.000 0.443 1.000 0.443 1.000 0.443 1.000 0.437 1.000
P 0.044* 1.000 0.003* 1.000 0.003* 1.000 0.003* 1.000 0.003* 1.000
                     
Peripheral vision
r 0.426 1.000 0,626 1.000 0.626 1.000 0.626 1.000 0.626 1.000
P 0.004* 1.000 <0.001* 1.000 <0.001* 1.000 <0.001* 1.000 <0.001* 1.000
                     
Overall score
r 0.604 0.916 0.640 0.877 0.640 0.821 0.640 0.599 0.642 0.652
P 0.001* <0.001* 0.001* 0.001* 0.001* 0.001* 0.001* 0.001* 0.001* 0.001*

Abbreviations: AMD, age-related macular degeneration; POAG, primary open-angle glaucoma.

*P<0.05.