Multivariate Determinants of Emotional Compromise and Subjective Functional Quality of Life in Surgery-Naïve Patients With Keratoconus as Measured With the Keratoconus End Points Assessment Questionnaire
Female sex, reduced vision, and corneal astigmatism negatively affect quality of life in patients with keratoconus. Nonetheless, patients' perceived impairment as measured in 1 subscale is a stronger predictor of overall quality of life than clinical and tomographic factors alone.
Authors
- F.J. Valentín-Bravo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2062-3243)
- Kepa Balparda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4041-9370)
- Arantxa Acera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6942-6144)
- David Galarreta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5649-6971)
- Luis García‐Onrubia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3563-2369)
- Isabela Franco-Sánchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4268-5506)
- Jesús Merayo‐Lloves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3740-3754)
- Luis Fernández-Vega-Cueto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9197-5847)
- Mariana López-Velásquez
Institutions
- Universidad de Oviedo (ES)
- University of the Basque Country (ES)
- Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (CO)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- Municipality of Medellín (CO)
- Fernández-Vega Ophthalmological Institute (ES)
- Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz (ES)
- Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid (ES)
- Instituto de Investigación de Enfermedades Raras (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cornea
- Published
- 2025-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ico.0000000000003836
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Corneal surgery and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.36