Table 3 Vision-related quality of life scores before and after cataract surgery (n = 247)
NEI-VFQ-25 Subscale | Before surgery (n = 247) Mean (SD) | After surgery Mean (SD) | p-value** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
First eye surgery only (n = 107) | First and second eye surgery (n = 140) | |||
General health | 30.97 (14.34) | 32.94 (18.04) | 34.11 (16.21) | 0.04 |
General vision | 39.43 (11.32) | 62.06 (17.14) | 75.29 (10.35) | p < 0.001 |
Ocular pain | 75.35 (30.69) | 84.58 (25.09) | 85.00 (23.95) | 0.03 |
Near activities | 64.74 (23.27) | 86.25 (22.20) | 95.42 (9.15) | p < 0.001 |
Distance activities | 70.48 (24.09) | 92.06 (17.82) | 98.36 (5.86) | p < 0.001 |
Vision specific | ||||
Social functioning | 86.34 (19.86) | 96.50 (13.61) | 100 (0) | p < 0.001 |
Mental health | 63.11 (28.90) | 87.62 (19.58) | 95.22 (11.01) | p < 0.001 |
Role difficulties | 42.46 (46.48) | 88.90 (30.44) | 98.04 (12.39) | p < 0.001 |
Dependency | 78.24 (28.94) | 96.73 (9.76) | 99.17 (4.93) | p < 0.001 |
Motorcycle/ moped riding* | 51.47 (34.66) | 86.86 (28.25) | 92.86 (20.50) | p < 0.001 |
Color vision | 94.23 (12.74) | 98.26 (11.01) | 100 (0) | p < 0.001 |
Peripheral vision | 45.34 (26.55) | 89.49 (23.05) | 99.29 (4.18) | p < 0.001 |
Composite score | 65.19 (16.80) | 88.02 (14.51) | 94.51 (4.94) | p < 0.001 |