Investigation of the Relationship Between Visual Acuity and Depression Before and After Surgery in Patients with Senile Cataract: A Multicenter Study
Abstract
Aim: To evaluate the relationship between quality of life associated with visual acuity and depression in patients with senile cataracts before and after surgery.
Methods: The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) was administered preoperatively and one month after surgery to patients scheduled for surgery with a diagnosis of senile cataract in Yüzüncü Yıl University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology and Karaman State Hospital ophthalmology clinic. All demographic and systemic diseases data of patients, and best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) results before and after the operation were recorded. SPSS 22.0 statistics program was used to evaluate the data. P value of less than 0.05 was considered significant.
Result: 53 of the patients were female (53%) and 47 of them were male (47%). The mean age was 68.32 ± 9.20 (50-91 years old). According to the Snellen scala, Preoperative BCVA was 0.1 ± 0.11 (0.05-0.3) and postoperative was 0.80 ± 0.16 (0.05-1.0) (p <0.05). While the average GDS score before the operation was 11.69 ± 3.80, decreased to 7.56 ± 3.50 after the operation (p <0.01). There was no significant difference between the pre-operative and postoperative GDS scores in the comparison of gender, age and chronic disease. (Respectively, p = 0.12 / = 0.32 / = 0.93). However, a significant difference was found between the groups in the classification of education level. (p <0.01).
Results: Postoperative senile cataract patients' quality of life increased due to the increase in visual levels and the tendency to depression decreased significantly. This decrease occurs more and more as the education level increases.
Keywords
Senile cataract , visual function , depression , geriatric depression scale
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