Correlation of Structural and Functional Parameters with Quality of Life in Patients with Glaucoma

Purpose Glaucoma is group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve. It is one of the leading causes of blindness among people above 60 years of age. There is a structural damage to optic nerve head (ONH) and retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) which is associated with functional loss usually assessed by perimetry alone. Considering that glaucoma impacts the quality of life (QoL) due to the effected visual functions like visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, and visual fields, this study aims to study the structural, functional parameters and QoL among glaucoma patients. Methods This cross-sectional hospital-based study included patients aged between 18 and 70 years. Any presence of concurrent ocular or neurological pathology was regarded as exclusion criteria. Detailed examination was conducted including comprehensive evaluation, colour vision (Ishihara), contrast acuity (Pelli-Robson chart), standard automated perimetry, optical coherence tomography (OCT) and questionnaire on QoL. Results The study included total of 41 glaucoma patients. In which males were 20 and females were 21 aged 18 to 70 years. The MD values was measure from HFA and the RNFL values was measured from OCT Also, RNFL and VFI factors. It was found that both the factors are correlating. Conclusion This study concluded that the structural parameters were correlating with the functional parameters. Also, it was noted that the patients with glaucoma had their affected lifestyle because of the vision where the most commonly faced problems were glare, night driving, rushed traffic hours.