Association of Lesion Location and Functional Parameters with Vision-Related Quality of Life in Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-related Macular Degeneration.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The primary goal of this study was to determine how structural and functional parameters influence the vision-related quality of life (VRQoL) in patients suffering from geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to age-related macular degeneration.

Design

This study was designed as a prospective, noninterventional, natural-history study (Directional Spread in Geographic-Atrophy study, NCT02051998).

Subjects

The research involved 82 patients with bilateral GA.

Methods

The study examined parameters including GA location as assessed by the ETDRS grid, best-corrected visual acuity, low-luminance visual acuity (LLVA), reading acuity, and speed. These parameters were then correlated with VRQoL, which was gauged using the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questi

SUBMITTER: Kunzel SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12872259 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature