Kurzfassung

Most common definitions of visual impairment focus on the visual impairment of the better-seeing eye, e.g. the definition of blindness of the World Health Organization, and the Global Burden of Disease Study.
There is increasing evidence that this approach underestimates the influence of the worse seeing fellow eye on visual function and vision-related Quality of Life (VRQoL). In a previous analysis in the GHS, we found that not only the better-seeing eye, but also the difference between both...Most common definitions of visual impairment focus on the visual impairment of the better-seeing eye, e.g. the definition of blindness of the World Health Organization, and the Global Burden of Disease Study.
There is increasing evidence that this approach underestimates the influence of the worse seeing fellow eye on visual function and vision-related Quality of Life (VRQoL). In a previous analysis in the GHS, we found that not only the better-seeing eye, but also the difference between both eyes contribute to VRQoL.
Now, we aim to explore the combined influence of both eyes on the two scales of the NEI VFQ-25 questionnaire (visual functioning scale and socio-emotional scale) in the GHS.» weiterlesen» einklappen