Update on utilities and cost–utility analyses

Abstract

Utilities 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.

A systematic literature review of utility weights in wet age-related macular degeneration

“…Two similar reviews have been conducted to identify articles reporting utility values in patients with wAMD. One systematic review, published in 2006, identified utility and cost-utility articles in the area of wAMD, dry AMD, and diabetic retinopathy 22 . However, this review was very narrow in its scope, focusing only on articles published between January 2004 and January 2006.…”