Aisha Aimen Buzdar, Zahid Siddiq, Mehmood Hussain, Zahid Hussain.
Impact of Corrected & Uncorrected Refractive Errors on Vision Related Quality of Life amongst the People of Taunsa Sharif.
Ophthalmol Update Jan ;15(1):21-3.

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the proportion of corrected and uncorrected refractive errors and to see the impact of corrected and uncorrected refractive errors on vision related quality of life. Material & Method. The data were collected from Tehsil Headquarter Hospital, Taunsa Sharif, District Dera Ghazi Khan. Visual acuity of each patient was measured. The data was collected from 330 patients from the Tehsil Headquarter Hospital, Taunsa Sharif, District Dera Ghazi Khsn. Result. Out of 330 patients 24.2% were male and 75.8% were female. Among the 330 patients 268 (18.8%) had corrected and 62 (81.2%) had uncorrected refractive errors. Data showed as visual acuity reduced, difficulties in seeing the ratio of patients were increased. Conclusion. The data also showed that there is a reduced quality of life in people having uncorrected refractive errors in their visions.

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