Research Article

Vision Health-Related Quality of Life in Chinese Glaucoma Patients

Table 3

Relationship between vision health-related quality of life (VRQOL) score calculated for separate factors and visual fields (VF) loss.

VRQOL score% (SD)Mild VF lossModerate VF lossSevere VF loss
value value value

Better eye
 General vision and lighting (GL)
  Mild VF loss76.17 (15.57)0.1140.001
  Moderate VF loss68.94 (17.14)0.1140.096
  Severe VF loss56.11 (25.91)0.0010.096
 Mobility (M)
  Mild VF loss85.44 (15.16)0.012<0.001
  Moderate VF loss77.04 (15.52)0.0120.017
  Severe VF loss59.84 (24.72)<0.0010.017
 Psychological adjustment (PA)
  Mild VF loss79.35 (12.90)0.0660.001
  Moderate VF loss71.50 (17.75)0.0660.126
  Severe VF loss61.60 (23.20)0.0010.126
 Reading, fine work, and activities of daily living (RFA)
  Mild VF loss84.31 (16.22)0.026<0.001
  Moderate VF loss74.78 (19.87)0.0260.026
  Severe VF loss55.38 (30.33)<0.0010.026
 Total VRQOL
  Mild VF loss81.55 (13.00)0.014<0.001
  Moderate VF loss73.08 (15.35)0.0140.016
  Severe VF loss57.47 (23.22)<0.0010.016
Worse eye
 General vision and lighting (GL)
  Mild VF loss75.60 (13.97)0.6640.020
  Moderate VF loss78.17 (19.91)0.6640.006
  Severe VF loss63.94 (22.31)0.0200.006
 Mobility (M)
  Mild VF loss89.32 (11.36)0.366<0.001
  Moderate VF loss84.72 (15.88)0.3660.003
  Severe VF loss69.32 (22.16)<0.0010.003
 Psychological adjustment (PA)
  Mild VF loss81.25 (12.25)0.2710.005
  Moderate VF loss78.20 (14.25)0.2710.050
  Severe VF loss67.65 (20.35)0.0050.050
 Reading, fine work, and activities of daily living (RFA)
  Mild VF loss86.96 (14.56)0.2410.001
  Moderate VF loss81.00 (17.07)0.2410.057
  Severe VF loss67.65 (27.31)0.0010.057
 Total VRQOL
  Mild VF loss83.33 (10.86)0.5090.001
  Moderate VF loss80.14 (15.10)0.5090.015
  Severe VF loss66.85 (20.88)0.0010.015

VF loss was classified according to mean deviation (MD) into mild VF loss: −6 dB < MD < −3 dB, moderate VF loss: −12 dB < MD < −6 dB, and severe VF loss: MD < −12 dB; MD was determined using the Humphrey central 30-2 threshold test ().