Central Journal of Family Medicine & Community Health Cite this article: Adepoju AT, Owoeye JF, Abayomi O, Ologunsua Y, Eze UA (2023) Subjective Quality of Life of Visually Impaired Patients in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria. J Family Med Community Health 10(2): 1197. *Corresponding author Susannah Temitope Adepoju, Department of Ophthalmology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Nigeria Submitted: 25 November, 2023 Accepted: 22 December, 2023 Published: 25 December, 2023 ISSN: 2379-0547 Copyright © 2023 Adepoju ST, et al. OPEN ACCESS Research Article Subjective Quality of Life of Visually Impaired Patients in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria Susannah Temitope Adepoju 1 *, Joshua Folusho Owoeye 2 , Olukayode Abayomi 3 , Yinka Ologunsua 4 and Ugochukwu Anthony Eze 5 1 Department of Ophthalmology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Nigeria 2 Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Ilorin, Nigeria 3 Department of Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Swansea, Wales 4 Sight for Life Eye Centre, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria 5 Department of Ophthalmology, Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria Abstract Aim: To determine the subjective quality of life and associated factors among visually impaired patients in Ogbomoso. Objectives: A: To determine the subjective quality of life among visually impaired patients in Ogbomoso (considering sustainable development goal 3-health and well-being). B: To determine the factors associated with the quality of life of visually impaired patients in Ogbomoso (considering sustainable development goals 1,4 and 17). Methods: It was a descriptive, cross-sectional study among institutionalized and community-living patients with loss of vision in a training centre for the blind in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria. Interviewer-administered questionnaires (for socio-demographics and WHO QOL BREF -World Health Organization Quality of Life Bref -) were applied to study subjects. Individual score per domain were summed up and the mean for all subjects per domain calculated. Individual score less than the mean was classified as poor quality of life, score greater than or equal to the mean was classified as good quality of life. Results: Out of the 143 study participants, of whom 41.6% had poor quality of life. Quality of life was found to be associated with increasing age (p = 0.000), unemployment (p = 0.000) and place of residence (p = 0.000). Conclusion: There is a relatively high poor quality of life among patients with visual impairment in Ogbomoso. Factors affecting their quality of life included increasing age, unemployment and place of residence. INTRODUCTION How well the eye and the visual system integrate to observe a target or the outside world is known as visual function [1,2]. Vision is considered the most dominant of all senses and plays a critical role in all aspects of our lives and overall development [3]. Visual impairment (VI) occurs when a condition affects the visual system and its normal function, thus affecting one’s perception of the outside world. VI is a heterogeneous condition with different aetiologies, severity and level of progression. The severity of VI one surffers determines the extent and limitation of the person’s activities of daily living and overall quality of life [4]. WHO estimates show that about 2.2 billion people (about 27.5% of the world’s population) suffer from one form of VI or the other [3]. Vision is so important to a nation’s development that, of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs), 11 are directly or indirectly tied to vision and its functions [5]. Vision is critical for productivity and economic growth and power, mental health and overall wellbeing, education and learning, gender equality and equity among nations, healthy environments sustainable cities and climate action [5]. SDG 3 centers on good health and overall well-being, which includes eye health. VI impacts mental health as there is a link between poor vision and depression and anxiety especially due to loss of independence from injury or any other disability related to a person’s VI [5,6]. In the past, different studies on VI and quality of life conducted among different groups with VI have shown an association with poor quality of life. While older people with VI are naturally Keywords • Quality of Life • Visually Impaired Patients • Ogbomoso