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Acta clinica Croatica, Vol. 64. No. 4, 2025.

Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2025.64.04.05

Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy-Specific Questionnaire in Croatian: Visual Function and Corneal Health Status (V-FUCHS)

Ivan Merdžo orcid id orcid.org/0000-0001-5292-828X ; Department of Ophthalmology, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia; Department of Pharmacology, University of Mostar School of Medicine, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina *
Ivana Radman ; Department of Ophthalmology, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Aida Kasumović ; Department of Ophthalmology, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Miodrag Vojčić ; Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Victoria Infirmary and Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Antonio Markotić ; Department of Physiology, University of Mostar School of Medicine, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nina Đumrukčić ; English Department, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Iva Krolo ; Department of Ophthalmology, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia

* Corresponding author.

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Abstract

Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) is a bilateral dystrophy of the cornea
and the most common indication for corneal transplantation procedures. Currently, the clinical assessment
of the disease relies on slit-lamp grading, central corneal thickness, endothelial cell analysis and
high contrast visual acuity. The Visual Function and Corneal Health Status (V-FUCHS) is a paper
questionnaire that measures patient-reported visual disability, unlike classic diagnostic procedures. It
contains 8 questions regarding glare and daily fluctuations, and 7 questions regarding visual acuity. The
English version of V-FUCHS was developed in cooperation with patients and experts in the field according
to recommendations for questionnaire development. Pretesting was performed in patients in
different stages of the disease. Each question in the V-FUCHS questionnaire is answered by placing a
cross in one of the 5 possible answer categories on a Likert scale.
The aim of this study was to translate the V-FUCHS questionnaire into Croatian and to examine
its reliability.

Keywords

Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy; V-FUCHS questionnaire; Cornea; Corneal dystrophies

Hrčak ID:

344679

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/344679

Publication date:

31.12.2025.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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