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We compared systemic risk factors, ocular structure\u2013function, and QoL in adults with ODD versus matched controls and identified determinants of impaired vision-related QoL. Methods: In a tertiary clinic, 60 adults with ultrasonography- or OCT-confirmed ODD were age- and sex-matched 1:1 to 60 controls without ODD. Retrospective clinical and imaging data (BCVA, RNFL thickness, standard automated perimetry) were combined with cross-sectional NEI VFQ-25 and EQ-5D-5L scores. Results: ODD patients more often had hypertension (51.7% vs. 31.7%, p = 0.026) and migraine (38.3% vs. 21.7%, p = 0.046). They showed worse BCVA (0.2 vs. 0.1 logMAR, p &lt; 0.001), thinner RNFL (95.3 vs. 103.8 \u00b5m, p &lt; 0.001), more depressed mean deviation (\u22124.7 vs. \u22121.3 dB, p &lt; 0.001), and more frequent reproducible visual field defects (68.3% vs. 11.7%, p &lt; 0.001). Vision-specific QoL was reduced (VFQ-25 composite 77.3 \u00b1 11.4 vs. 89.7 \u00b1 8.6, p &lt; 0.001) and generic health status lower (EQ-5D utility 0.8 \u00b1 0.1 vs. 0.9 \u00b1 0.1, p &lt; 0.001). In ODD, worse BCVA, more negative mean deviation and lower EQ-5D were independently associated with poorer VFQ-25 (model R2 = 0.57), while older age, thinner RNFL and migraine predicted visual field defects. Conclusions: ODD are associated with substantial visual field loss and clinically meaningful decrements in vision-related and generic QoL.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm15010061","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,23]],"date-time":"2025-12-23T14:27:47Z","timestamp":1766500067000},"page":"61","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Structural Damage, Visual Field Loss, and Quality of Life in Optic Disc Drusen: A Case\u2013Control Study with Integrated Data-Driven Phenotypes"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Alina","family":"Dumitriu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Doctoral School, \u201cVictor Babes\u201d University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, 300041 Timisoara, Romania"},{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, \u201cVictor Babes\u201d University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, 300041 Timisoara, Romania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Bogdan","family":"Dumitriu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Doctoral School, \u201cVictor Babes\u201d University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, 300041 Timisoara, Romania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-5514-2837","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Luana Maria","family":"Gosman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, \u201cVictor Babes\u201d University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, 300041 Timisoara, Romania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9526-2211","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mihnea","family":"Munteanu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, \u201cVictor Babes\u201d University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, 300041 Timisoara, Romania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"673","DOI":"10.1111\/aos.13748","article-title":"Optic disc drusen: Understanding an old problem from a new perspective","volume":"96","author":"Hamann","year":"2018","journal-title":"Acta Ophthalmol."},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"15","DOI":"10.1111\/aos.15690","article-title":"Prevalence of optic disc drusen: A systematic review, meta-analysis and forecasting study","volume":"102","author":"Mukriyani","year":"2024","journal-title":"Acta Ophthalmol."},{"key":"ref_3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"140","DOI":"10.1097\/WNO.0000000000000567","article-title":"Optic Disc Drusen in Children: The Copenhagen Child Cohort 2000 Eye Study","volume":"38","author":"Malmqvist","year":"2018","journal-title":"J. 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