Patient Perspectives in Geographic Atrophy (GA): Exploratory Qualitative Research to Understand the Impact of GA for Patients and Their Families | Zendy

Jill Carlton | Zendy; Sarah Barnes | Zendy; Annette Haywood | Zendy

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Patient Perspectives in Geographic Atrophy (GA): Exploratory Qualitative Research to Understand the Impact of GA for Patients and Their Families

Author(s) -

Jill Carlton,

Sarah Barnes,

Annette Haywood

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

british and irish orthoptic journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2516-3590

pISSN - 1743-9868

DOI - 10.22599/bioj.137

Subject(s) - feeling , thematic analysis , focus group , qualitative research , geographic atrophy , exploratory research , population , quality of life (healthcare) , disease , medicine , psychology , gerontology , macular degeneration , nursing , pathology , psychiatry , social psychology , social science , environmental health , marketing , sociology , anthropology , business

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the major cause of blindness for the older population in the developed world. Geographic atrophy (GA) is an advanced form of AMD. This progressive degenerative disease causes loss of visual function but unlike exudative AMD there are currently no approved therapeutic treatments for GA. Instead management of the condition is through supportive care. The aim of this study was to conduct exploratory qualitative research to develop a further understanding specifically of the impact of geographic atrophy (GA) on the quality of life for both patients and their families and to explore the resources GA patients most frequently access.

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