Self-assessed visual function for patients with posterior capsule opacification before and after capsulotomy

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 729-733

  Sundelin, Karin ^a   Lundström, Mats ^b   Stenevi, Ulf ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b BLEKINGE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Benefit; Capsulotomy; Catquest; Posterior capsule opacification; Self assessed visual function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAPSULOTOMY; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CATQUEST QUESTIONNAIRE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GLARE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; LENS CAPSULE, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-EXAMINATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 29244464321     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2005.00564.x     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Ando H, Ando N & Oshika T (2003): Cumulative probability of neodymium:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy after phacoemulsification. J Cataract Refract Surg 29: 2148-2154.
2. Aslam TM, Devlin H & Dhillon B (2003): Use of Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy. Surv Ophthalmol 48: 594-612.
3. Aslam TM, Gilmour D, Hopkinson S, Patton N & Aspinall P (2004): The development and assessment of a self-perceived quality of vision questionnaire to test pseudophakic patients. Ophthalmic Epidemiol 11: 241-253.
4. Claesson M, Klaren L, Beckman C & Sjostrand J (1994): Glare and contrast sensitivity before and after Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy. Acta Ophthalmol (Copenh) 72: 27-32.
5. Davison JA (2004): Neodymium:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy after implantation of AcrySof intraocular lenses. J Cataract Refract Surg 30: 1492-1500.
6. Hedin A & Olsson K (1984): Letter legibility and the construction of a new visual acuity chart. Ophthalmologica 189: 147-156.
7. Jahn CE, Richter J, Jahn AH, Kremer G & Kron M (2003): Pseudophakic retinal detachment after uneventful phacoemulsification and subsequent neodymium:YAG capsulotomy for capsule opacification. J Cataract Refract Surg 29: 925-929.
8. Lundstrom M, Roos P, Jensen S & Fregell G (1997): Catquest questionnaire for use in cataract surgery care: description, validity and reliability. J Cataract Refract Surg 23: 1226-1236.
9. Lundstrom M, Stenevi U & Thorburn W (1999): Outcome of cataract surgery considering the preoperative situation: a study of possible predictors of the functional outcome. Br J Ophthalmol 83: 1272-1276.
10. Lundstrom M, Stenevi U & Thorburn W (2002): The Swedish National Cataract Register: a 9-year review. Acta Ophthalmol Scand 80: 248-257.
11. Lundstrom M, Stenevi U, Thorburn W & Roos P (1998): Catquest questionnaire for use in cataract surgery care: assessment of surgical outcomes. J Cataract Refract Surg 24: 968-974.
12. Magno BV, Datiles MB, Lasa MS, Fajardo MR, Caruso RC & Kaiser-Kupfer MI (1997): Evaluation of visual function following neodymium:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy. Ophthalmology 104: 1287-1293.
13. Mangione CM, Phillips RS, Seddon JM, Lawrence MG, Cook EF, Dailey R & Goldman L (1992): Development of the 'Activities of Daily Vision Scale'. A measure of visual functional status. Med Care 30: 1111-1126.
14. Olsen G & Olson RJ (2000): Update on a longterm, prospective study of capsulotomy and retinal detachment rates after cataract surgery. J Cataract Refract Surg 26: 1017-1021.
15. Steinberg EP, Tielsch JM, Schein OD et al. (1994): The VF-14. An index of functional impairment in patients with cataract. Arch Ophthalmol 112: 630-638.
16. Sunderraj P, Villada JR, Joyce PW & Watson A (1992): Glare testing in pseudophakes with posterior capsule opacification. Eye 6: 411-413.
17. Tan JC, Spalton DJ & Arden GB (1998): Comparison of methods to assess visual impairment from glare and light scattering with posterior capsule opacification. J Cataract Refract Surg 24: 1626-1631.
18. Tan JC, Spalton DJ & Arden GB (1999): The effect of neodymium:YAG capsulotomy on contrast sensitivity and the evaluation of methods for its assessment. Ophthalmology 106: 703-709.
19. Tetz MR, Auffarth GU, Sperker M, Blum M & Volcker HE (1997): Photographic image analysis system of posterior capsule opacification. J Cataract Refract Surg 23: 1515-1520.