Low vision status and declining vision decrease Health-Related Quality of Life: Results from a nationwide 11-year follow-up study.
Joonas TaipaleAlexandra MikhailovaMatti OjamoJanika NättinenSaku VäätäinenMika GisslerSeppo KoskinenHarri RissanenPäivi SainioHannu UusitaloPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2019)
HRQoL was significantly and meaningfully impaired even before the threshold of severe vision loss or blindness was reached. The results encourage the improvement of available treatment options aiming to postpone the onset of visual impairment or declining VA, to maintain better quality of life among the population.
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