[PDF] Top 20 The longitudinal link between visual acuity and health-related quality of life in patients with diabetic retinopathy

... Visual acuity was determined as part of an ophthalmo- logic examination (including slit-lamp biomicroscopy, intraocular pressure, and ophthalmoloscopy) at screening and each study ...visit. Visual ... See full document

... and visual field that might have captured other components of visual func- tion that were not explained by visual acuity alone ...the patients. Progression of diabetic ... See full document

... on patients in three dimen- sions: physical, emotional, and ...studied patients encompass daily routines such as walking, sports, driving, reading, and other personal ...the patients, and thus their ... See full document

... Many diabetic patients fear visual loss as the worst consequence of ...of visual impairment. Diabetic retinopathy, the most frequent cause of blindness among adults, affects 60% ... See full document

... proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and the efficacy of intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) for VH in 5- year real- life ...adult patients with type 1 (T1D) or type 2 diabetes (T2D) with PDR ... See full document

... Allied Health Literature; DMO: Diabetic macular oedema; DR: Diabetic retinopathy; EMBASE: Electronic biomedical bibliography; Econlit: Electronic bibliography of American Economic Association; ... See full document

... the patients into those treated applying csDMARDs and those treated with the addition of bDMARDs, it was demonstrated that the method of treatment of the disease does not seem to lead to a differentiation of the ... See full document

... public health problem that is character- ized by poor health outcomes and high health care costs ...uremic patients have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) than the general ... See full document

... reduced visual acuity in one or both eyes and target group may even be experi- encing it at the time of conducting the study some modi- fications were made on the “illness” subdomain of the questionnaire, ... See full document

... diabetes-related health outcomes (eg, health-related quality of life [HRQoL], HbA 1c , blood pressure, and other cardiovascular risk factors), and postulates that the first five ... See full document

... in visual acuity could have been limited by extensive blood under the ...peripheral visual field would also have improved after the clearance of vitreous haemorrhage ... See full document

... all diabetic patients (both type 1 and 2) with DME who undertook OCT evaluation at Al-Kahhal Medical Complex, Dammam, Saudi Arabia within a year from the period of January 2015 and January ...included ... See full document

... Questionnaire, Quality of Life Index-Diabetes Version and Health Utilities Index Mark 3) on the other hand focus on domains most relevant to T2DM and on the characteristics of patients in whom ... See full document

... lowest tertile indicating worst health status and the highest two tertiles representing best health status. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to deter- mine the association ... See full document

... trust between the patient and the healthcare ...encourage patients to seek treatment options outside of the healthcare system, either due to the ease of access or simply because of a desire for a higher ... See full document

... Corrected Visual Acquity (BCVA), slit lamp biomicroscopy and fundus examination using direct and indirect ...of diabetic retinopathy if ...Uncorrected visual acuity and best corrected ... See full document

... T2DM patients during their follow-up visits offer apparent advantages by nurturing awareness among patients and healthcare ...the patients about the timely detection of ...the patients to be ... See full document

... Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were calculated by means of logistic regression models for the prevalence of constipation, with adjustment for age, sex, and primary disease. We performed multiple ... See full document

... A subject’s reaction time was measured with both their feet on a measuring instrument (HELMAS NH-3000I). Subjects were asked to jump vertically using both feet in response to a visual cue. The better of two tests ... See full document

... ciation between cardiovascular disease and ...both health status, lung function, and exacerbation frequency, in order to achieve an optimal assessment of severity of ... See full document