• Curr Opin Ophthalmol · Jun 2006

    Review

    Update on utilities and cost-utility analyses.

    • Hussein Hollands and Sanjay Sharma.
    • Cost-effective Ocular Health Policy Unit, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
    • Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2006 Jun 1; 17 (3): 223-7.

    Purpose Of ReviewThe purpose of this review is to summarize the recent and noteworthy utility studies and cost-utility analyses in the area of retina/vitreous during the period January 2004 to January 2006.Recent FindingsThis review considers the cost-effectiveness of treatments for wet age-related macular degeneration, dry age-related macular degeneration, telemedicine in diabetic retinopathy, and utilities and patients with age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.SummaryUtilities are being used increasingly to measure health-related quality of life. Cost-utility analyses are becoming more readily available for comparing the incremental cost-effectiveness of different ophthalmic interventions.

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