ng-blur the model's updated value is not avaiable in event - angularjs

Question

I am using the ng-model-options to prevent my text input's model from being updated until the focus is lost. That part all works. However, I need to handle the event after the text input loses focus and the model is updated. In that event I need access to the NEW model's updated value, not the old one.
I am trying to use the ng-blur event, however, inside my handler the value is the old value, not the new value entered. Am I doing something wrong or is there a better way to get the newly committed model value after the text input loses focus?
<input type="text"
ng-model-options="{ updateOn: 'blur', debounce:0 }"
ng-model="vm.myModel.amount"
ng-blur="vm.handleBlurEvent(vm.myModel.amount)" />
vm.handleBlurEvent = function(item)
{
//alert(item.amount); //Old amount - not new amount entered
}

Answer 1

This is reworked from previous response by user1750537, delay the model update until control blur and then process the change once, no de-bounce required and the model value will be set before your change logic as expected.
<input type="text"
ng-model-options="{ updateOn: 'blur' }"
ng-model="vm.myModel.amount"
ng-change="vm.handleChangeEvent(vm.myModel.amount)" />
vm.handleChangeEvent = function(item)
{
alert(item.amount); //new shows the NEW amount :-)
}

Answer 2

I don't have better luck with debounce yet
but to make your things working here is the code
<form name="amountForm" >
<input type="text" name="amount"
ng-model-options="{ updateOn: 'blur', debounce:0 }"
ng-model="vm.myModel.amount"
ng-blur="vm.handleBlurEvent()" />
</form>
vm.handleBlurEvent = function()
{
alert($scope.amountForm.amount.$viewValue);
}
enjoy...

Answer 3

Thanks for those suggestions. I actually managed to get this to work by adding 1 option to the updateOn property of ng-model-options. By adding in 'default' everything worked!
ng-model-options = "{updateOn: 'default blur}" was the trick.
<input type="text"
ng-model-options="{ updateOn: 'default blur' }"
ng-model="vm.myModel.amount"
ng-blur="vm.handleBlurEvent(vm.myModel.amount)" />
vm.handleBlurEvent = function(item)
{
//alert(item.amount); //new shows the NEW amount :-)
}

Answer 4

Old question but I've found another way to read this value, I couldn't remove debounce with delay and what worked for me was using timeout:
$timeout(function(){
var amount = this.formName.amount.value;
});
I think this = ngModelController in above code.

Answer 5

How about using a watch?
You can do your logic once the model is updated like this:
$scope.$watch('vm.myModel.amount', function (newVal, oldVal) {
if (newVal != oldVal) {
//do your logic here.
}
}, true);