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.
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