Cataract extraction and patient vision-related quality of life: a cohort study.

U JavedKatherine Anne McveighN W ScottA Azuara-Blanco

Published in: Eye (London, England) (2015)

The majority of patients appear to have improvement in patient-reported VR-QoL, including those with good pre-operative VA and previous surgery to the fellow eye. VA thresholds may not capture the effects of the quality of life on patients. This information can assist clinicians to make more informed decisions when debating over the benefits of listing a patient for cataract extraction.

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