[The quality of life in patients with pathologic myopia].

PURPOSE To evaluate the functional status of daily life and the quality of life of pathologic myopia patients. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted using data from pathologic myopia patients(n = 211) and control subjects(n = 144). The influence of the disease on the daily life and the quality of life of patients were evaluated using a self-rating questionnaire. The questionnaire covered the full range of the status of patients' daily life and the quality of life of pathologic myopia patients, including daily tasks depending on visual acuity, social and emotional handicaps, and cognition of disease. RESULTS The functional status of daily life and the quality of life of patients was reduced compared with control subjects. The influence of pathologic myopia on the patients' daily lives was primarily the result of three major factors: handicap, disability, and support. All three correlated with the quality of life, the degree of handicap having the strongest correlation. CONCLUSION The functional status of daily life and the quality of life of patients was reduced; this reduction in quality of life was attributed to disability and handicap caused by pathologic myopia.