Definition of the success of the surgical treatment of palpebral tumours with respect to quality of life

Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde
R-L Merté, S Pfrommer

Abstract

The NEI-VFQ-25 (National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire) was extended by several questions taking account of aesthetic and cosmetic aspects in addition to the mere visual function aspects. This amended questionnaire, named NEI-VQF +, was used to evaluate the perceived overall success of various surgical - including reconstructive - measures taken in the case of palpebral tumours. The NEI-VFQ + was presented to a group of 73 patients (average age 71 years) after surgical treatment of malignant palpebral tumours (basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma). The surgical treatment included different types of surgical techniques for eyelid resection and reconstruction performed between 2005 and 2008. The questions were asked after at least three and at most 56 months of post-operative observation. They covered the perceived success of the surgical treatment with respect to general quality of life, in particular concerning personal problems relating to behavioural as well as social changes caused by functional or aesthetic deficiencies resulting from the treatment. The ratings given by the vast majority of patients, when linked to particular treatment regimes, reflect the subjectively superior importance of...Continue Reading

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