Impact of stereopsis on quality of life
Impact of stereopsis on quality of life
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DOI:
10.1038/sj.eye.6701538
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发表时间:
2005-05-01
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影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
Chou, P
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作者:
Kuang, TM;Hsu, WM;Chou, P
Purpose To investigate the impact of stereopsis on vision-related quality of life and general health status of the elderly.Methods A quota of 200 subjects aged 65 years or older and had their households registered in Guando district was recruited for a general physical examination including ophthalmic evaluation. A structured questionnaire consisting of seven vision-specific items as well as 36-item short-form survey of the Medical Outcomes Study (SF-36) was administered. Stereoscopic level was divided into three groups: no stereopsis, gross stereopsis, and fine stereopsis. Fisher's exact test was used to detect any difference in subjective visual functioning and Mann-Whitney U test was used for analyses of SF-36 scores.Results A total of 187 volunteers were recruited and 150 were analysed for stereoscopic levels. There was no significant difference in vision-specific difficulty among the three stereoscopic groups. For SF-36, having no stereopsis scored significantly less than having gross (P=0.005) and fine (P