Visual acuity and quality of life in patients with cataract in Doumen County, China

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of cataract surgery in achieving sight restoration and vision-related quality-of-life (QOL) in patients from rural southern China. Design: Population-based, cross-sectional study. Participants: A total of 109 cataract operated persons (152 eyes) and 654 unoperated persons. Methods: Cluster sampling was used in identifying a random sample of 5342 persons 50 years of age and older for visual acuity and eye examinations. Visual functioning (VF) and QOL questionnaires were administered to aphakic and pseudophakic individuals, unoperated persons with presenting visual acuity less than 0.10 in either eye, and a sample of those with normal vision. Main Outcome..