Surveillance for ocular hypertension: an evidence synthesis and economic evaluation.

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OBJECTIVES: To determine effective and efficient monitoring criteria for ocular hypertension [raised intraocular pressure (IOP)] through (i) identification and validation of glaucoma risk prediction models; and (ii) development of models to determine optimal surveillance pathways. DESIGN: A discrete event simulation economic modelling evaluation. Data from systematic reviews of risk prediction models and agreement between tonometers, secondary analyses of existing datasets (to validate identi...

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Authors: Burr, J; Botello-Pinzon, P; Takwoingi, Y; Hernández, R; Vazquez-Montes, M

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Health technology assessment (Winchester, England)
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 29
• Pages: 1-iv
• Publication date: 2012-06-01
• DOI: 10.3310/hta16290
• EISSN: 2046-4924
• ISSN: 1366-5278
• Language: English
• Keywords: Glaucoma, Open-Angle; Quality-Adjusted Life Years; Models, Theoretical; Cohort Studies; Antihypertensive Agents; Age Factors; Intraocular Pressure; Administration, Ophthalmic; Risk Assessment; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Humans; Ocular Hypertension; Mass Screening; Cost-Benefit Analysis