Predicting quality of life in AMD patients-insights on the new NICE classification and on a bolt-on vision dimension for the EQ-5D.

This article shows that visual impairment is associated with lower HRQoL and with an increased handicap. It also suggests that a visual dimension may increase the EQ-5D sensitivity in AMD. There was a relationship between visual impairment and handicap with the items of the new NICE AMD classification, which supports its use.