The cost-effectiveness of second-eye cataract surgery in the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Elective cataract surgery is the most commonly performed surgical procedure in developed countries. However, it is unclear whether cataract surgery on the second eye provides enough incremental benefit to be considered cost-effective. This study conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis of second-eye cataract surgery in the U.K.

Design

A cost-effectiveness analysis.

Methods

A decision-analytical model was developed to estimate the cost-effectiveness of second-eye cataract surgery, based on a comprehensive epidemiological and economic review to develop the parameters for the model. The model followed the clinical pathway of cohorts of patients receiving second-eye cataract surgery and included costs and health benefits associated with post-surgical complicatio

SUBMITTER: Cooper K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4621232 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature