Table 3. EQ-5D (NZ VAS weighting) utility scores by better or worse eye category and per vision state (by VA category).
VA categories worse eye | ||||||
Better eye VA categories | Better eye only | 6/12 or better | <6/12–6/18 | <6/18 | ||
No VI | Mild VI | Moderate – Severe VI | ||||
6/12 or better | No VI | .71±.23 n = 558 | .70±.22 n = 247 | .71±.24 n = 170 | .73±.23 n = 141 | |
<6/12–6/18 | Mild VI | .69±.23 n = 154 | .68±.23 n = 47 | .70±.24 n = 107 | ||
<6/18 | Moderate –Severe VI | .67±.23 n = 137 | .67±.23 n = 137 | |||
Worse eye only | .70±.22 n = 247 | .70±.24 n = 217 | .70±.23 n = 385 |
VA = visual acuity, EQ-5D = Euro Quality of Life Questionnaire, VAS = visual analogue scale, NZ = New Zealand value set. Bolded data correspond to the 6 vision states relating to combined categories of VI in the better and worse seeing eyes.