Kodisvary R Maharajah|Cheong Min Tet|Azhany Yaacob|Ahmad Tajudin Liza-Sharmini|Paul J. Foster
Modified Bahasa Malaysia version of VF?14 questionnaire: assessing the impact of glaucoma in rural area of Malaysia
Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia|Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia|Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia|Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
bstract purpose evaluate functional impairment glaucoma patients using modified bahasa malaysia version vf14 questionnaire correlate score severity disease methods onetoone interview trained interviewers conducted glaucoma patients seen eye clinic hospital universiti sains malaysia using modified validated bahasa malaysia version vf14 questionnaire severity glaucoma determined based bettereye advanced glaucoma intervention study scale agis score visual field analysis latest reliable visual field literacy rate living situation bettereye visual acuity lens status also documented results total 110 glaucoma patients recruited 545 primary openangle glaucoma 218 primary angleclosure glaucoma 192 normotensive glaucoma 45 pseudoexfoliative glaucoma majority bilateral involvement based bettereye agis score 415 advanced stage 291 moderate 291 mild significant association vf14 scoring bettereye agis score r 0 579 p lt 0001 age r 0313 p 0000 bettereye visual acuity r 0752 p 0000 based multivariate analysis significant association questionnaire score bettereye agis score p lt 0001 conclusion bahasa malaysia version modified vf14 questionnaire useful tool quantifying quality life among glaucoma patients rural area high illiteracy rate provides moderate correlation severity disease customization quality life questionnaire according custom culture community provide better insight functional impairment glaucoma patients