Impact of lesion location and functional parameters on vision-related quality of life in geographic atrophy secondary to AMD.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aims

The primary objective was to determine how structural and functional parameters influence the vision-related quality of life (VRQoL) in patients with geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Methods

This prospective, non-interventional, natural-history 'Directional Spread in Geographic-Atrophy' study was conducted at the University Eye Hospital in Bonn, enrolling 82 patients with bilateral GA. Parameters such as GA location (assessed by the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study grid), best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), low-luminance visual acuity (LLVA), reading acuity, and speed were examined. The association between these parameters and VRQoL, as gauged using the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire

SUBMITTER: Kunzel SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10543058 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature