Cost of Myopia Correction: A Systematic Review
Myopia is one of the leading causes of visual impairment globally. Despite increasing prevalence and incidence, the associated cost of treatment remains unclear. Health care spending is a major concern in many countries and understanding the cost of myopia correction is the first step eluding to the...
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| author | Li Lian Foo Li Lian Foo Li Lian Foo Carla Lanca Carla Lanca Carla Lanca Chee Wai Wong Chee Wai Wong Chee Wai Wong Daniel Ting Daniel Ting Daniel Ting Ecosse Lamoureux Ecosse Lamoureux Seang-Mei Saw Seang-Mei Saw Seang-Mei Saw Marcus Ang Marcus Ang Marcus Ang |
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| description | Myopia is one of the leading causes of visual impairment globally. Despite increasing prevalence and incidence, the associated cost of treatment remains unclear. Health care spending is a major concern in many countries and understanding the cost of myopia correction is the first step eluding to the overall cost of myopia treatment. As cost of treatment will reduce the burden of cost of illness, this will aid in future cost-benefit analysis and the allocation of healthcare resources, including considerations in integrating eye care (refractive correction with spectacles) into universal health coverage (UHC). We performed a systematic review to determine the economic costs of myopia correction. However, there were few studies for direct comparison. Costs related to myopia correction were mainly direct with few indirect costs. Annual prevalence-based direct costs for myopia ranged from $14-26 (USA), $56 (Iran) and $199 (Singapore) per capita, respectively (population: 274.63 million, 75.15 million and 3.79 million, respectively). Annually, the direct costs of contact lens were $198.30-$378.10 while spectacles and refractive surgeries were $342.50 and $19.10, respectively. This review provides an insight to the cost of myopia correction. Myopia costs are high from nation-wide perspectives because of the high prevalence of myopia, with contact lenses being the more expensive option. Without further interventions, the burden of illness of myopia will increase substantially with the projected increase in prevalence worldwide. Future studies will be necessary to generate more homogenous cost data and provide a complete picture of the global economic cost of myopia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4b4174b1b8304630a49a0652fe95a0be2022-12-21T21:26:48ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2021-12-01810.3389/fmed.2021.718724718724Cost of Myopia Correction: A Systematic ReviewLi Lian Foo0Li Lian Foo1Li Lian Foo2Carla Lanca3Carla Lanca4Carla Lanca5Chee Wai Wong6Chee Wai Wong7Chee Wai Wong8Daniel Ting9Daniel Ting10Daniel Ting11Ecosse Lamoureux12Ecosse Lamoureux13Seang-Mei Saw14Seang-Mei Saw15Seang-Mei Saw16Marcus Ang17Marcus Ang18Marcus Ang19Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, SingaporeSingapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, SingaporeDuke–NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore, SingaporeSingapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, SingaporeEscola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa (ESTeSL), Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisboa, PortugalComprehensive Health Research Center (CHRC), Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, PortugalSingapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, SingaporeSingapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, SingaporeDuke–NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore, SingaporeSingapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, SingaporeSingapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, SingaporeDuke–NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore, SingaporeSingapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, SingaporeDuke–NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore, SingaporeSingapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, SingaporeDuke–NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore, SingaporeNUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, Singapore, SingaporeSingapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, SingaporeSingapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, SingaporeDuke–NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore, SingaporeMyopia is one of the leading causes of visual impairment globally. Despite increasing prevalence and incidence, the associated cost of treatment remains unclear. Health care spending is a major concern in many countries and understanding the cost of myopia correction is the first step eluding to the overall cost of myopia treatment. As cost of treatment will reduce the burden of cost of illness, this will aid in future cost-benefit analysis and the allocation of healthcare resources, including considerations in integrating eye care (refractive correction with spectacles) into universal health coverage (UHC). We performed a systematic review to determine the economic costs of myopia correction. However, there were few studies for direct comparison. Costs related to myopia correction were mainly direct with few indirect costs. Annual prevalence-based direct costs for myopia ranged from $14-26 (USA), $56 (Iran) and $199 (Singapore) per capita, respectively (population: 274.63 million, 75.15 million and 3.79 million, respectively). Annually, the direct costs of contact lens were $198.30-$378.10 while spectacles and refractive surgeries were $342.50 and $19.10, respectively. This review provides an insight to the cost of myopia correction. Myopia costs are high from nation-wide perspectives because of the high prevalence of myopia, with contact lenses being the more expensive option. Without further interventions, the burden of illness of myopia will increase substantially with the projected increase in prevalence worldwide. Future studies will be necessary to generate more homogenous cost data and provide a complete picture of the global economic cost of myopia.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.718724/fullmyopiacostsspectaclescontact lensesrefractive surgeries declaration |
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| title | Cost of Myopia Correction: A Systematic Review |
| title_full | Cost of Myopia Correction: A Systematic Review |
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| title_short | Cost of Myopia Correction: A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | cost of myopia correction a systematic review |
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| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.718724/full |
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