Utility values for glaucoma in Brazil and their correlation with visual function

• Published in: Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) Vol. 8; no. default; pp. 529 - 535
• Main Authors: Paletta Guedes, Ricardo Augusto, Paletta Guedes, Vanessa Maria, Freitas, Sirley Maria, Chaoubah, Alfredo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 01.01.2014; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Dove Press; Dove Medical Press
• Subjects: Care and treatment; Caregivers; Cost analysis; disease severity; Glaucoma; Interviews; Life expectancy; Measurement; Medical research; Methods; Open-angle glaucoma; Ophthalmology; Original Research; Patient outcomes; Population; primary open-angle glaucoma; Quality of life; Researchers; Studies; utility; Visual acuity; Visual impairment; Brazil; visual acuity; utility; primary open-angle glaucoma; quality of life; disease severity

We sought to identify the utility values in a group of Brazilian patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), and to assess its impact on visual acuity (VA) and mean deviation index values. This was a cross-sectional study of consecutive patients with POAG, who were interviewed using three meth...