Table 4

Estimates for cost and utility model variables

Health states (Visual acuity measured in letters read)

90
 75
 60
 45
 ≤ 30
Annual costs*




     Medical care




          AMD -related†
 $645
 $645
 $645
 $645
 $645
          Non eye-related‡
 -
 -
 $2,288
 $2,288
 $3,445
          Total medical care
 $645
 $645
 $2,933
 $2,933
 $4,090
     Caregivers§
 -
 $795
 $3,625
 $14,185
 $47,086
     Total
 $645
 $1,440
 $6,558
 $17,118
 $51,176
Utility values





0.89
 0.89
 0.81
 0.57
 0.52

* 2004 U.S. dollars

† AMD = age-related macular degeneration. Excluding costs of ranibizumab acquisition and administration. Source: Halpern et al.[15]

‡ Source: Javitt et al.[16]

§Source: Schmier et al.[17]

¶Source: Brown et al.[18]

Hurley et al. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2008 6:12   doi:10.1186/1478-7547-6-12

Open Data