Impact of Incidence and Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy on Vision-Specific Functioning

P Gupta; AT Liang Gan; RE Kidd Man; EK Fenwick; N Kumari; G Tan; P Mitchell; C Sabanayagam; TY Wong; CY Cheng; EL Lamoureux

Journal article

Impact of Incidence and Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy on Vision-Specific Functioning

P Gupta, AT Liang Gan, RE Kidd Man, EK Fenwick, N Kumari, G Tan, P Mitchell, C Sabanayagam, TY Wong, CY Cheng, EL Lamoureux

Ophthalmology | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC | Published : 2018

DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2018.02.011

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the independent impact of the incidence and progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR) on visual functioning (VF). Design: Population-based cohort study. Participants: A total of 518 participants aged 40 to 80 years (baseline visit 2007–2009 and second visit 6 years later, 2013–2015), with diabetes, clinical data, and VF information at both visits. Main Outcome Measures: VF-7 scores, converted to interval-level person measures (in logits) using Rasch analysis. Methods: Incident DR was defined using the Modified Airlie House classification as “none or minimal” DR at baseline and at least mild nonproliferative DR at follow-up; incident vision-threatening DR (VTDR; severe ..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Ecosse Lamoureux Author

Grants

Awarded by National Medical Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

The author(s) have made the following disclosure(s): The Singapore Indian Eye Study was funded by the National Medical Research Council (Singapore), grant no. NMRC/1371/2013. The grant body had no roles in design, conduct, or data analysis of the study, nor in manuscript preparation and approval.