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The purpose of this study is to evaluate an effect that presbyopia correction with PAL(Progressive Addition Lens) influences upon the vision related quality of life. 70 presbyopes over 45 years old in the capital region put a new PAL spectacles for more than 1 month. NEI VFQ questionnaire was used to compare the quality of life after using PAL spectacles and to analyze how much the quality of life has been improved. Myopia and non-myopia groups were not differed, however two groups were significantly improved. There were no differences between low addition group and high addition group, however after the experiment the quality of life in low addition group was improved in more many areas than one of high addition group. Low amount of astigmatism group and high amount of astigmatism group also had no differences, however two groups were also improved significantly after the experiment. Indirect astigmatism, direct astigmatism and oblique astigmatism groups have no differences, however oblique astigmatism group has no a significant difference, and the quality of life in indirect astigmatism group was improved in various items more than direct astigmatism group after the experiment. Comparisons among habitual types of presbyopia correction showed no a significant difference, however the single vision group was improved by much in the quality of life among 4 groups. As the result, Presbyopia correction using PAL were improved the quality of life significantly in their mental, social, visual and functional areas.
