Quality of life in glaucoma patients undergoing trabeculectomy

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Quality of Life assessment in glaucoma patients undergoing glaucoma surgery

• IRAS ID

  142623

• Contact name

  Anthony King

• Contact email

  anthony.king@nuh.nhs.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Research & Innovation

• Duration of Study in the UK

  10 years, 0 months, 1 days

• Research summary

  This research is design to assess the quality of life in patients suffering from glaucoma who require surgical intervention. Study procedures will involve administration of questionnaires: HUI3, EQ-5, SF-36, NEI VFQ, GQL-15, GUI, pre- and post-surgery 1,3,6 months and every year thereafter. In this study we will also compare the ability of generic, vision-specific and glaucoma-specific questionnaires in reflection of quality of life in study group. This will enable to establish which of those questionnaires is the most sensitive tool for quality of life assessment in glaucoma patients.

• REC name

  East of England - Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  14/EE/1188

• Date of REC Opinion

  20 Nov 2014

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion