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Visual Acuity

2010

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The Assessment Of Disability Related To Vision Performance-Based Measure In Diabetic Retinopathy., Kevin J. Warrian, Luciano L. Lorenzana, Dara Lankaranian, Jyoti Dugar, Sheryl S. Wizov, George L. Spaeth May 2010

The Assessment Of Disability Related To Vision Performance-Based Measure In Diabetic Retinopathy., Kevin J. Warrian, Luciano L. Lorenzana, Dara Lankaranian, Jyoti Dugar, Sheryl S. Wizov, George L. Spaeth

Wills Eye Hospital Papers

PURPOSE: To validate a third-generation performance-based measure of visual function titled "Assessment of Disability Related to Vision" (ADREV) in a study population of patients with diabetic retinopathy.

DESIGN: Prospective, cross-sectional study.

METHODS: Patients with nonproliferative or proliferative diabetic retinopathy, free from ocular comorbidity, were recruited from a single institute and completed the ADREV, the 25-Item National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire (VFQ-25), and a clinical ophthalmic examination. Correlation, regression, and bootstrap analysis were conducted to determine the relationship between ADREV scoring and each of the study's clinical and self-report measures of visual ability, while controlling for potential confounders.

RESULTS: Ninety-one …