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Accession number;99A0207597
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| Title;The Relationships between Visual Disability and Visual Scores in Patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa. |
| Author;
SUMI IZUMI
(Tokyo Posts. and Telecommun. Hosp.)
OKAJIMA OSAMU
(Tokyo Metrop. Friend. Soc. of Teah., Sanraku Hosp.)
SHIRATO SHIROAKI
(Univ. of Tokyo, Fac. of Med.)
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Journal Title;Journal of Japanese Ophthalmological Society
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Journal Code:Z0666A
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ISSN:0029-0203
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VOL.103;NO.1;PAGE.34-39(1999)
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| Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.2, TBL.4, REF.12 |
| Pub. Country;Japan |
| Language;Japanese |
| Abstract;Purpose: To evaluate the relationship between visual disability and visual scores in patients with retinitis pigmentosa. Methods: The relationship between visual disability and visual scores(visual acuity and visual field) were investigated in 93 patients with retinitis pigmentosa. The visual disability of each patient was evaluated using a questionnaire(a total of 35 questions in 7 sections regarding daily life). Reproducibility and validity of the questionnaire had been established by an investigation in glaucoma patients. The mean(.+-.standard deviation) age of patients was 52.6.+-.15.1 years, the mean visual acuity(log10 MAR) was 0.6.+-.0.4, and the mean deviation of visual field with Humphrey program 30-2 was -21.1.+-.10.0dB. Results: The visual acuity in the better eye(r=0.66-0.81) and the mean sensitivity within the central 10 degrees of the visual field(r=-0.76--0.62) had a definite relationship to the visual disability index of each section(section DI) and their sum(total DI)(p<.0001). This relationship was also confirmed in stepwise multiple linear regression analysis which showed a high correlation coefficient(R2=0.57-0.77, p<.0001). Conclusions: Besides the visual acuity, the mean sensitivity within the central 10 degrees of the visual field is important in evaluating the visual disability of patients with retinitis pigmentosa. (author abst.) |
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