Original articleThe Impact of Change in Visual Field on Health-Related Quality of Life: The Los Angeles Latino Eye Study
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Study Population
Details of the study design and data collection have been described previously.17 Briefly, a census of all residential households from 6 census tracts in La Puente, California, was completed to identify individuals eligible for the study; men and women 40 years of age and older and self-described as Latino were included. Home interviews and clinic examinations were carried out between February 2000 and May 2003 and were repeated after 4 years between January 2004 and May 2008. Informed consent
Results
A total of 7789 participants were identified as eligible for the study; 6357 (82%) completed the eye examination and 6131 (79%) completed both the eye examination and the in-home interview. At the 4-year follow-up, 4658 (76%) of 6100 living eligible participants completed the eye examination; of these, 3625 (78%) completed the in-home interview. The final analysis cohort included 3175 participants with complete information regarding change in VF and HRQoL. A comparison of participants who
Discussion
In this Latino adult, population-based cohort, changes in VF (loss and gain) were associated with changes in vision-specific HRQoL. This linear trend was apparent for most subscales, but was strongest for vision-related dependency, driving difficulties, peripheral vision, mental health, and role function. The impact of VF loss on vision-specific HRQoL loss was most evident among those with pre-existing vision loss (in VFs or central visual acuity).
During the 4-year follow-up, approximately half
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Financial Disclosure(s): The author(s) have no proprietary or commercial interest in any materials discussed in this article.
Supported by the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (grant nos.: NEI U10-EY-11753 and EY-03040); an unrestricted grant from the Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc., New York, New York; and Pfizer, Inc., New York, New York. Rohit Varma is a Research to Prevent Blindness Sybil B. Harrington Scholar. The sponsors or funding organizations had no role in the design or conduct of this research.
*Group members listed online (available at http://aaojournal.org).
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See the Appendix for members of the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study Group.