Impact of living with a bilateral central vision loss due to geographic atrophy-qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Geographic atrophy (GA), a type of dry age-related macular degeneration, affects vision as central vision loss (CVL). The challenges faced due to bilateral CVL in activities of daily living and strategies taken to overcome those challenges are not very well understood in the Indian population. This qualitative study aims to understand the impact on everyday life activities and related adaptive and coping strategies in people with long-standing bilateral CVL due to GA in India.

Design, participants, setting and methods

A qualitative study using a semistructured face-to-face interview was conducted on 10 people with bilateral CVL after obtaining written informed consent. The interviews were audio-recorded, and were transcribed verbatim. Thematic analysis was carried

SUBMITTER: Madheswaran G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8323355 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature