Visual Impairment in Glaucoma: How Visual Field Loss Impacts Activities of Daily Living
Pradistya Astri Pryandhini1, Yulia Primitasari2,3*, Yunias Setiawati4,5, Evelyn Komaratih2,3
Abstract
Background: Glaucoma is known as the second leading cause of blindness and is seen as a public health concern due to its irreversible vision loss. Symptoms will start to appear in an advanced stage of the disease and result in vision loss. Visual field loss particularly peripheral visual field loss will affect a patient’s Quality of Life (QoL) in performing activities of daily living. Objective: To review the effect of visual field loss in glaucoma patients on their ability to perform activities of daily living based on previous works of literature. Method: Google Scholar, PubMed, and ScienceDirect were used to retrieve information on how visual field loss in glaucoma patients impacts activities of daily living using keywords such as “glaucoma”, “visual field loss”, and “activities of daily living” with the total of 37 articles were used for this literature review. Result: As the severity of visual field loss increases, performance in activities of daily living decreases. Further studies are needed to assess specifically the visual field loss stage to each kind of activity of daily living.
Keywords
Glaucoma; visual field loss; activities of daily living.
Cite This Article
Pryandhini, P. A., Primitasari, Y., Setiawati, Y., Komaratih, E. (2024). Visual Impairment in Glaucoma: How Visual Field Loss Impacts Activities of Daily Living. International Journal of Scientific Advances (IJSCIA), Volume 5| Issue 6: Nov-Dec 2024, Pages 1167-1171, URL: https://www.ijscia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Volume5-Issue6-Nov-Dec-No.703-1167-1171.pdf
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