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Overview :
The Cataract Symptom Score can be used to measure the impact
of the most common symptoms from cataracts, as reported by the patient.
Symptoms:
(1) double
or distorted vision
(2) seeing
glare, halo or rings around light
(3) blurry
vision
(4) colors
looking different than they used to, in a way disturbing to the patient
(5)
worsening of vision within the past month
(6)
disturbing brightness
where:
• Steinberg
(1994) uses the first 5 symptoms only
• Schein
(1995) included the sixth symptom
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Symptom
Severity |
Score |
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patient does not have symptom, OR, patient not bothered
by it |
0 |
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patient a little bothered by symptom |
1 |
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patient somewhat bothered by symptom |
2 |
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patient very bothered by symptom |
3 |
Interpretation:
• minimum
score: 0 (not bothered by any of the symptoms)
• maximum
score (6 questions): 18 (very bothered by all of the symptoms)
• The
higher the score, the greater the impact of the cataract(s) on the patient's
life.
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