Utility of EQ-5D to assess patients undergoing cataract surgery

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 861-866

  Ang, Marcus ^a   Fenwick, Eva ^c,d   Wong, Tien Yin ^a,c,d   Lamoureux, Ecosse ^a,c,d   Luo, Nan ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

cataract; cataract surgery; cost utility; EQ 5D; VF 14

Indexed keywords

CATARACT; CATARACT SURGERIES; COST-UTILITY; EQ-5D; VF-14;

SURGERY; SURVEYS;

SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SINGAPORE; VALIDATION STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DEVICES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SINGAPORE;

EID: 84881481654     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000000004     Document Type: Article

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