Table 2

VRQoL and general HRQoL among cases (baseline and 3 months) and controls (215 pairs)

DomainCases at baselineCases at 3 MonthsControls at 3 MonthsAdjusted mean difference at 3 months
Mean(95% CI)Mean(95% CI)Mean(95% CI)Mean *(95% CI)P value †
VRQoL
 Overall sight32.9(30.6 to 35.2)86.3(83.3 to 89.2)98.6(97.5 to 99.6)11.6(8.8 to 14.5)<0.0001
 Visual symptom20.7(18.8 to 22.7)88.3(85.5 to 91.1)99.4(98.9 to 99.8)10.5(7.7 to 13.3)<0.0001
 General functioning42.8(40.6 to 45.1)89.0(86.1 to 91.9)99.6(99.3 to 100)9.9(7.1 to 12.7)<0.0001
 Psychosocial65.6(62.5 to 68.8)90.7(88.1 to 93.3)99.8(99.4 to 100)8.5(6.0 to 11.0)<0.0001
HRQoL
General facet items
 Overall quality of life40.3(39.0 to 41.6)86.6(83.9 to 89.4)97.2(96.4 to 97.9)10.2(7.6 to 12.8)<0.0001
 Overall Health31.0(29.0 to 33.0)85.6(82.7 to 88.5)98.2(97.3 to 99.1)12.0(9.1 to 14.9)<0.0001
Domains
 Physical health28.4(26.5 to 30.3)86.1(83.1 to 89.2)98.3(97.6 to 98.9)11.5(8.6 to 14.5)<0.0001
 Psychological49.2(47.5 to 50.9)84.4(81.9 to 86.9)94.0(93.4 to 94.7)9.1(6.7 to 11.5)<0.0001
 Social48.5(46.5 to 50.5)88.2(85.2 to 91.2)98.5(97.6 to 99.3)9.9(6.9 to 12.9)<0.0001
 Environment43(41.7 to 44.3)84.8(82.0 to 87.6)96.3(95.2 to 97.3)10.9(8.2 to 13.6)<0.0001
  • Only the cases who had controls were included in this analysis (215 pairs).

  • *Mean difference between cases and controls adjusted for age, sex and wealth status.

  • †Linear regression random effects model was used to test for significance of the differences among the cases and controls adjusted for age, sex and wealth status.

  • HRQoL, health-related quality of life; VRQoL, vision-related quality of life.