Abstract
Aim: To evaluate the relationship between quality of life associated with visual acuity and depression in patients with senile cataracts before and after surgery.
 Methods: The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) was administered preoperatively and one month after surgery to patients scheduled for surgery with a diagnosis of senile cataract in Yüzüncü Yıl University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology and Karaman State Hospital ophthalmology clinic. All demographic and systemic diseases data of patients, and best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) results before and after the operation were recorded. SPSS 22.0 statistics program was used to evaluate the data. P value of less than 0.05 was considered significant.
 Result: 53 of the patients were female (53%) and 47 of them were male (47%). The mean age was 68.32 ± 9.20 (50-91 years old). According to the Snellen scala, Preoperative BCVA was 0.1 ± 0.11 (0.05-0.3) and postoperative was 0.80 ± 0.16 (0.05-1.0) (p
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