Viney Gupta
Utility values among glaucoma patients: an impact on the quality of life
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
ascertain utility values associated quality life different severity duration glaucoma among indian patients bmethodsb utility values 105 consecutive patients primary glaucoma least 12 months duration evaluated cross sectional study utility values ascertained five groups using timetrade standard gamble methods group 1 best corrected visual acuity better eye 69 better group 2 best corrected visual acuity better eye 618 612 group 3 best corrected visual acuity better eye 636 to624 group 4 best corrected visual acuity better eye 360 660 group 5 best corrected visual acuity better eye 360 worse bresultsb mean utility value glaucoma group whole 064 sd 069 95 confidence interval ci 058 070 timetrade method 086 sd 100 95 ci 081 090 standard gamble method gamble death 097 sd 100 95 ci 094 099 gamble blindness mean utility results timetrade method follows group 1 066 group 2 066 group 3 062 group 4 055 group 5 061 utility value much lower 046 formal education primary education compared postgraduate education 075 p 0038 patients glaucoma less 5 years duration utility score 062 glaucoma 10 years score 074 p 040 bconclusionsb visual acuity loss occurring secondary glaucoma associated substantial decrease patient utility value quality life developing country like india utility value directly dependent degree visual acuity loss associated disease educational status duration disease number medications visual field indices