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Allergic disease therapies key to patient quality of life
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Ophthalmology Times
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March 1, 2005
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Impact of condition
Quality of life (QOL) has become an issue in every branch of medicine, including ophthalmology. From an economic perspective, loss of productivity contributes to the economic burden of a disease in the same manner as the shared costs of treatment.
The impact of QOL issues has begun to be quantified in cardiovascular disease, gastroenterology, geriatric medicine, and in all forms of allergic disease.1,2 Epidemiologic and statistical methodology and questionnaires-EQ-5D Health Questionnaire, Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire [RQLQ], the National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire 25 [VFQ-25], and the Allergic Conjunctivitis Quality of Life ...