Research Article

The Association between Socioeconomic Factors and Visual Function among Patients with Age-Related Cataracts

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics, VF-14 score, and NEF-VFQ-25 scores of the participants (n = 830).

VariablesMean (SD)Median

Age (year)77.75 (18.64)84.85
BCVA (LogMAR)0.75 (0.36)0.70
LOCS III NO score2.78 (0.80)3.00
LOCS III C score2.46 (0.99)3.00
LOCS III P score2.19 (1.22)2.00
VF-1447.52 (14.82)45.83
NEF-VFQ-25
 General health39.49 (19.73)50.00
 General vision44.72 (16.75)40.00
 Ocular pain87.64 (19.79)100.00
 Near activities68.30 (25.04)75.00
 Distance activities79.38 (23.40)87.50
 Social functioning88.77 (21.06)100.00
 Mental health80.93 (24.41)93.75
 Role difficulties74.00 (29.19)87.50
 Dependency83.39 (26.39)100.00
 Driving (n = 283)74.16 (34.73)91.67
 Color vision (n = 821)89.92 (21.87)100.00
 Peripheral vision82.20 (24.31)100.00
Total score77.75 (18.64)84.85

BCVA, best-corrected visual acuity; NO, nuclear opalescence; C, cortical; P, posterior subcapsular; LOCS III, Lens Opacities Classification System III; VF-14, Visual Function Index-14; NEI-VFQ-25, 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire.