Research Article

Gradually Then Suddenly? Decline in Vision-Related Quality of Life as Glaucoma Worsens

Table 1

Relationship between decline in NEI VFQ-25 score for piecewise regression analysis for each 1 dB decline in BEMD score.

BEMD (dB)NSlope (95% confidence interval)Standard error value

+2 to −5 (yellow)4752.3 (1.5, 3.0)0.40<0.001
−5 to −15 (green)1321.1 (−0.3, 2.5)0.700.14
<−15 (red)294.6 (1.2, 8.0)1.640.009