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Quality of esotropia referrals
1 February 2014
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
The purpose was to examine the quality of referrals made for children with esotropia and to evaluate management offered prior to referral. This retrospective study identified 326 children with esotropia aged less than five years and referred over a period...
Quality of life measurement in amblyopia
5 June 2020
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
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Amblyopia, Quality of life, Questionnaire, Treatment
This study aimed to explore the psychometric properties of the CATQoL instrument and to determine the ability of it to measure the impact of amblyopia treatment from a child’s perspective. A total of 342 children were recruited with analysis presented...
Quality of life after oculoplastic surgery
This is a literature review of published quality of life surveys in patients who have undergone a variety of oculoplastic procedures. The authors emphasise the importance of patient reported outcomes, noting that clinician and patient perceptions may differ, and that...Quality of life scores in strabismic children
2 August 2024
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
In this study the authors used the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (version 4.0) to evaluate impact of strabismus on health-related quality of life in Portuguese children. This was a prospective study of children aged 5–12 years over a nine-month...
Quality and readability of online web information for childhood glaucoma
In this study, the quality, reliability, technical quality and readability of online information related to childhood glaucoma was assessed. This was a cross-sectional study of websites discussing childhood glaucoma. The authors undertook an analysis of 500 websites over a six-month...Patients’ perspective over quality of care and cataract surgery
1 August 2017
| Mrinal Rana
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Neuro-Ophthalmology
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Cataract surgery, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), patient satisfaction, quality of care, treatment process
This study analyses the factors of perceived quality of care among patients undergoing cataract surgery. A questionnaire was designed to assess the patients’ views about the quality of care using QUOTE (Quality of Care through the Patient’s Eyes), which assessed...
Health-related quality of life after cataract surgery
1 June 2016
| Bheemanagouda Patil
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Cataract and Refractive
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cataract, cataract surgery, quality of life, quality-adjusted life years
This prospective study evaluates the impact of cataract surgery on subjects’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measured with a 15-dimension generic instrument, the 15D. The HRQoL of cataract subjects was compared with that of an age- and gender-standardised sample of...
Quality of life concerns after uveal melanoma diagnosis
5 August 2020
| Annes Ahmeidat
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Ocular Pathology and Oncology
The authors sought to investigate factors associated with Quality Of Life (QOL) after initial diagnosis of uveal melanoma (UM) using prospectively collected data between September 2011-May 2016. They included 201 participants referred for radiotherapy after UM diagnosis by an ophthalmic...
Quality matters in the management of serious eye disorders
1 June 2019
| Rod McNeil
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AMD, Cataract and Refractive, Cornea / External Eye Disease, Emergency Ophthalmology, Genetics, Glaucoma, Imaging, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Oculoplastics, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orbit, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
The author discusses the first quality standard for serious eye disorders from NICE and takes a look at new care models for enhanced service delivery. Patient backlogs pose risks to patient safety, with research showing that people are losing sight...
Kai Medical - Japan Quality
A wide range of disposable microsurgical knives manufactured in Japan Excellent cutting performance prepared by Double Chemical Etching Anti-glare finish prevents reflection during surgery Forging technology improves rigidity and controllability Safety knives availableQuality Sutures from Japan
Cross lapped edge technology Quality Mani hard fibre stainless steel Safety laser drilled needle taper Extensive range of needle designs are available in Nylon, Silk, Virgin Silk, Polyester and Polypropylene.Impact of medical vs. surgical treatment on quality of life in glaucoma patients
1 December 2013
| Lorraine North
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Glaucoma
The author recruited 225 patients across two sites and divided them into three groups. Group 1 medical treatment only, Group 2 surgical treatment only, Group 3 mixed medical and surgical (patients still on drops after surgery). They then used a...