Table 3

Base-case cost–utility results for patients with mild-to-severe primary open angle glaucoma in urban setting

Costs per person, US$QALYs per personIncremental costs per person, US$Incremental QALYs per personICURs, US$
5 years
 MMT31173.14
 TRAB60453.3329280.1915 242
 AGV implantation74543.3443370.2021 955
 GATT83173.3752000.2322 400
 ABiC89203.3858030.2424 619
10 years
 MMT57615.66
 TRAB91965.9134350.2613 379
 AGV implantation10 4595.9546980.2916 223
 GATT10 6495.9748880.3115 675
 ABiC11 3666.0556050.3914 203
  • Costs are given in US dollars. ICURs were calculated against maximal medical treatment. The cost-effectiveness threshold was US$30 501 per QALY gained for rural setting and US$41 568 per QALY gained for urban setting.

  • ABiC, ab interno canaloplasty; AGV, Ahmed glaucoma valve; GATT, gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy; GDP, gross domestic product; ICUR, incremental cost–utility ratio; MMT, maximal medical treatment; QALY, quality-adjusted life-year; TRAB, trabeculectomy.