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Impact of cataract surgery on visual function and quality of life

Katarakt cerrahisinin görme fonksiyonu ve yaşam kalitesine etkisi

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127–132
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This speed of visual acuity recovery after phacoemulsification enables the improvement of visual functions and the quality of life, resulting in patients functional independency and recovery of health status.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Purpose: To evaluate the effects of phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation in patients with cataract on the quality of life and visual function.
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Key Findings & Data:Materials and Methods: This prospective study involved 104 cataract patients (56 female, 48 male) with a mean age of 64.78±4.47 years.
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Conclusion & Impact:This speed of visual acuity recovery after phacoemulsification enables the improvement of visual functions and the quality of life, resulting in patients functional independency and recovery of health status.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Katarakt çıkartılması · İleriye dönük çalışma · Yaşam kalitesi

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the effects of phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation in patients with cataract on the quality of life and visual function. Materials and Methods: This prospective study involved 104 cataract patients (56 female, 48 male) with a mean age of 64.78±4.47 years. Patients are divided into four groups according to the visual acuity of the fellow eye. All patients were evaluated preoperatively for visual acuity, visual function, quality of life and demographic information. One month after the operation, we evaluted the same parameters and additionally the effect size of the surgical intervention. Results: Correlation analysis revealed a statistically significant positive correlation between visual acuity scores and visual function and quality of life measurements. Both scales showed medium to large changes after surgery, with the effect size range 0.66-1.58 for visual function scale and 0.53-1.14 for the quality of life scale. Conclusion: Improvement in the visual acuity scores occurred within 1 month of cataract extraction. This speed of visual acuity recovery after phacoemulsification enables the improvement of visual functions and the quality of life, resulting in patients functional independency and recovery of health status.

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Amaç: Fakoemülsifikasyon ve göziçi lens implantasyonu uygulamasının kataraktlı olgularda yaşam kalitesi ve görme fonksiyonlarına etkisini değerlendirmek. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu prospektif çalışma, yaş ortalamaları 64.78±4.47 yıl olan 104 kataraktlı olguyu (56 kadın, 48 erkek) içermektedir. Cerrahi uygulanmayan gözün görme keskinliği düzeyine göre olgular dört gruba ayrıldı. Tüm olgular cerrahi öncesinde görme keskinliği, görme fonksiyonu, yaşam kalitesi ve demografik faktörler açısından değerlendirildi. Cerrahiden bir ay sonra aynı parametreler ve cerrahi uygulamanın etki hacmi değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Bağlantı analizi sonucunda görme keskinliği skorları ile görme fonksiyonu ve yaşam kalitesi ölçümleri arasında yüksek derecede anlamlı, pozitif ilişki gösteren bir bağlantı bulundu. Cerrahi sonrası, görme fonksiyonu skalasında 0.66-1.58 arasında, yaşam kalitesi skalasında ise 0.53-1.14 arasında olmak üzere etki hacminde orta ve büyük değişiklikler görüldü. Sonuç: Katarakt ekstraksiyonunu takiben 1 ay içerisinde hastaların görme keskinliği artmaktadır. Fakoemülsifikasyon sonrası görme keskinliğindeki bu hızlı artış yaşam kalitesi ve görme fonksiyonlarındaki düzelme olguların fonksiyonel bağımsızlığını ve sağlık durumlarının hızla iyileşmesini sağlamaktadır

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KAMIŞ, Ü., ZENGİN, N., ÖZTÜRK, B. T., ÖZKAĞNICI, A., KILINÇ, A. C. (2006). Impact of cataract surgery on visual function and quality of life. Glokom Katarakt, Cilt: 1 - Sayı: 2, 127–132. https://ajindex.com/articles/226704

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