Nd:YAG laser vitreolysis and health-related quality of life in patients with symptomatic vitreous floaters

Background: The treatment of floaters has consisted primarily of monitoring. The therapeutic approach is based on surgical removal or Nd:YAG laser treatment. The objective of this study was the assessment of the quality of life in patients treated with Nd:YAG laser for floaters. Methods: Single-center pretest-posttest design in a cohort of subjects treated with Nd-YAG laser with Ultra Q-Reflex technology. Health-related quality of life of the patients was measured before and after the intervention with the Visual Function Questionnaires VFQ-25 and VFQ-39. Anxiety level was measured with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, and safety parameters were also considered. Results: Thirty-four patients were included in the study. For the VFQ-25 baseline, the median was 73.05, interquartile range (19.25) versus a final median value of 93.76 (8.73) with p Conclusions: This study shows an improvement in the health-related quality of life and a significant decrease in anxiety for patients that have undergone Nd: YAG Ultra-Q Reflex laser vitreolysis for floaters vaporization. The effect found is higher in myopic patients.