One way of assessing health-related QoL is through the estimation of utilities.
Utility measures of health related quality of life are preference values that patients attach to their overall health status.
The values usually range between 0 ‘worst’ health state and 1 ‘best’ health state.
Utility values are widely used in conducting economic analyses to determine how to better allocate healthcare resources and assist policy- and decision-making processes.
Our utility measures
Diabetic Retinopathy Utility instrument (DR-U)
The DR-U is a preference-based utility measure for assessing utilities relating to diabetic retinopathy (DR) and associated vision loss, and for economic evaluation of treatment therapies for DR and diabetic macular edema.
Glaucoma Utility instrument
(Glau-U)
The Glau-U is a preference-based utility measure for assessing utilities relating to glaucoma and associated vision loss, and for economic evaluation of treatment therapies for glaucoma.