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This abstract is assigned to session SBO: Société Belge d'Ophtalmologie

Title	Glaucoma and quality of life (QoL)
Abstract Nr.	229

Purpose	Glaucoma has a major impact on the quality of life of the patient. The aim of this short and limited lecture is to emphasis: 1. The impact of glaucoma on personal QoL. 2. The importance of QoL in glaucomatous patient. 3. QoL and clinician treatment choices for glaucoma. 4. Measurement of QoL. 5. Innovative research fields
Methods	Review of studies and abstracts focusing on QOL in glaucomatous patient.
Results	Studies have shown that glaucoma patients experience a decrease in QOL mostly in daily activities. This decrease in QOL is positively correlated with the severity of visual field loss bilaterally. Glaucoma patients report difficulty in performing everyday tasks. “Reading” and “outdoor mobility” are the most important concern for these patients.
Conclusion	Glaucoma is a chronic disease where the quality of life issues need to be addressed. The aim of glaucoma treatment should be not only to avoid blindness, but also to prevent decreasing in QOL. The compliance and the persistence is influenced by the QoL.

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