More frequent, more costly? Health economic modelling aspects of monitoring glaucoma patients in England

More frequent, more costly? Health economic modelling aspects of monitoring glaucoma patients in England

Abstract Background Chronic open angle glaucoma (COAG) is an age-related eye disease causing irreversible loss of visual field (VF). Health service delivery for COAG is challenging given the large number of diagnosed patients requiring lifelong periodic monitoring by hospital eye services. Yet frequ...

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Main Authors: Trishal Boodhna, David P. Crabb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-10-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Glaucoma
Health economic model
QALY
Visual fields
Health service delivery
Visual impairment
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-016-1849-9

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