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Table 4.

Relevance of PROMs to Disease Stage

	Ready^∗	Potential^‡
Subclinical DRD
Early-stage clinical DRD
Midstage clinical DRD
Late-stage clinical DRD	NEI VFQ-25	RetCAT; RetDQoL; EQ-5D/VAS; DR-U

DRD = diabetic retinal disease; DR-U = Diabetic Retinopathy Utility instrument; EQ-5D = European Quality of Life questionnaire; NEI VFQ-25 = National Eye Institute 25-item Visual Function Questionnaire; PROM = patient-reported outcome measure; RetCAT = Diabetic Retinopathy and Macular Edema Computerized Adaptive Test; RetDQoL = Retinopathy Dependent Quality of Life questionnaire; VAS = visual analog scale.

^∗

For current use or use in < 2 years.

^†

Unmet, but defined research needs that can be accomplished within 2–5 years.

^‡

Unmet research needs that will need > 5 years to accomplish.