April 2010
Volume 51, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   April 2010
A Practical, Clinically-Useful Way to Evaluate Ability to Perform Visually-Related Activities of Daily Living
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • H. Wei
    Glaucoma Research Center, Wills Eye Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • J. Myers
    Glaucoma Research Center, Wills Eye Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • L. J. Katz
    Glaucoma Research Center, Wills Eye Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • S. Wizov
    Glaucoma Research Center, Wills Eye Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • M. Steele
    Glaucoma Research Center, Wills Eye Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • G. L. Spaeth
    Glaucoma Research Center, Wills Eye Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  H. Wei, None; J. Myers, Optimedica, F; Alcon, F; Allergan, F; Genentech, F; Merck, F; Pfizer, F; Alcon, C; Allergan, C; Inotek, C; Pfizer, C; Alcon, R; Allergan, R; Pfizer, R; L.J. Katz, Allergan, F; Alcon, F; Pfizer, F; Glaukos, C; Allergan, R; Alcon, R; Lumenis, R; Pfizer, R; S. Wizov, None; M. Steele, None; G.L. Spaeth, Pfizer, F; Pearl Vision, F; Raymond Perelman, F; Heidelberg, F; Zeiss, F; Allergan, F; Merck, F; Allergan, C; Merck, C; Pfizer, C; Alcon, R; Allergan, R; Merck, R; Pfizer, R.
  • Footnotes
    Support  Supported by Pfizer, Raymond Perelman, the Glaucoma Service Foundation to Prevent Blindness and Pearle Vision.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science April 2010, Vol.51, 184. doi:
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      H. Wei, J. Myers, L. J. Katz, S. Wizov, M. Steele, G. L. Spaeth; A Practical, Clinically-Useful Way to Evaluate Ability to Perform Visually-Related Activities of Daily Living. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2010;51(13):184.

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Abstract
 
Purpose:
 

To develop a performance-based measure that is a practical, clinically-useful way of evaluating the ability to perform visually related activities of daily living.

 
Methods:
 

118 Patients with glaucoma, but without other ocular morbidity, completed a nine-item performance-based test (Assessment of Ability related to Vision -AARV) of visually related activities of daily living (modified from the validated ADREV[1-3]). All patients also completed clinical tests, including visual acuity, monocular and binocular visual fields, contrast sensitivity, stereopsis and the National Eye Institute’s Visual Functioning Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-25). AARV test includes: 1, Matching socks; 2, Recognizing facial expression; 3, Placing a stick into different sized holes; 4, Reading in reduced illumination; 5, Finding boxes; 6, Walking an obstacle course; 7, Detecting motion; 8, Telephoning; and 9, Recognizing street signs. Various combinations of 2, 3 or 4 of the separate items were analyzed to determine if the value of the full 9-item test would be adequately preserved in the compressed forms. Pearson correlation coefficients were employed to determine the correlation between the compressed data and the full data.

 
Results:
 

Several different combinations of two, three or four-item scores were significantly related to the total nine-item AARV score. (Table.1) The time required to perform these tests ranged from 4 to 13 minutes.

 
Conclusions:
 

Compressed forms of a comprehensive performance-based measure have sufficiently high correlations with the full 9-item test. The time required to complete these tests should allow them to be clinically useful.

 
References:
 

1. Altangerel U. Assessment of function related to vision (AFREV). Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2006 Feb;13(1):67-80.2. Lorenzana L. A new method of assessing ability to perform activities of daily living. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2009 Mar-Apr;16(2):107-14.3. Warrian KJ. Assessing age-related macular degeneration with the ADREV performance-based measure. Retina. 2009 Jan; 29(1):80-90.  

 
Keywords: clinical (human) or epidemiologic studies: biostatistics/epidemiology methodology • quality of life • vision and action 
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