Table 2

The National Eye Institute 25-item Visual Function Questionnaire (VFQ-25) composite and 12 subscale scores in patients with macular hole

VFQ-25 scaleVFQ-25 scores
Before surgeryAfter surgeryp Value
Composite score70.5 (17.1)77.4 (11.2)0.002*
General health49.2 (14.6)50.0 (14.2)0.763
General vision53.7 (15.6)68.1 (13.3)0.001*
Ocular pain81.6 (16.7)84.3 (14.9)0.240
Near activities58.6 (19.2)70.1 (16.8)0.001*
Distance activities62.2 (19.0)69.7 (16.1)0.019*
Social functioning77.4 (15.2)82.8 (13.4)0.007*
Mental health66.0 (21.1)75.4 (12.7)0.015*
Role difficulties69.9 (21.7)76.2 (21.6)0.053
Dependency82.0 (17.7)89.6 (11.0)0.008*
Driving72.2 (18.4)76.7 (15.2)0.667
Colour vision85.1 (14.0)86.7 (16.8)0.617
Peripheral vision66.4 (17.5)73.0 (18.0)0.065
  • Values are mean (SD).

  • *Significantly improved by surgery (Wilcoxon signed-rank test).

  • Values are mean (SD).

  • *Significantly improved by surgery (Wilcoxon signed-rank test).