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The economic impact of sight loss and blindness in the UK adult population

BMC health services research, 2018-01, Vol.18 (1), p.63-63, Article 63 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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Title:
The economic impact of sight loss and blindness in the UK adult population
Author: Pezzullo, Lynne ; Streatfeild, Jared ; Simkiss, Philippa ; Shickle, Darren
Subjects: Adult ; Age groups ; Aged ; Blindness ; Blindness - economics ; Blindness - epidemiology ; Care and treatment ; Cataract - epidemiology ; Cost analysis ; Cost of Illness ; Costs ; Costs and Cost Analysis ; Datasets ; Diabetic Retinopathy - epidemiology ; Diagnosis ; Disabled Persons - statistics & numerical data ; Economic impact ; Estimates ; Ethnicity ; Expenditures ; Female ; Forecasts and trends ; Gender ; Glaucoma - epidemiology ; Health care costs ; Health Care Costs - statistics & numerical data ; Health economics ; Humans ; Illnesses ; Male ; Methods ; Middle Aged ; Pharmaceuticals ; Population ; Prevalence ; Refractive Errors - epidemiology ; Sight loss ; United Kingdom - epidemiology ; Vision disorders ; Visual impairment
Is Part Of: BMC health services research, 2018-01, Vol.18 (1), p.63-63, Article 63
Description: To quantify the economic impact of sight loss and blindness in the United Kingdom (UK) population, including direct and indirect costs, and its burden on health. Prevalence data on sight loss and blindness by condition, Census demographic data, data on indirect costs, and healthcare cost databases were used. Blindness was defined as best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of < 6/60, and sight loss as BCVA < 6/12 to 6/60, in the better-seeing eye. Sight loss and blindness from age-related macular degeneration (AMD), cataract, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and under-corrected refractive error are estimated to affect 1.93 (1.58 to 2.31) million people in the UK. Direct health care system costs were £3.0 billion, with inpatient and day care costs comprising £735 million (24.6%) and outpatient costs comprising £771 million (25.8%). Indirect costs amounted to £5.65 (5.12 to 6.22) billion. The value of the loss of healthy life associated with sight loss and blindness was estimated to be £19.5 (15.9 to 23.3) billion or £7.2 (5.9 to 8.6) billion, depending on the set of disability weights used. For comparison with other published results using 2004 disability weights and the 2008 estimates, the total economic cost of sight loss and blindness was estimated to be £28.1 (24.0 to 32.5) billion in 2013. Using 2010 disability weights, the estimated economic cost of sight loss and blindness was estimated to be £15.8 (13.5 to 18.3) billion in 2013. The large prevalence of sight loss and blindness in the UK population imposes significant costs on public funds, private expenditure, and health. Prevalence estimates relied on dated epidemiological studies and may not capture recent advances in treatment, highlighting the need for population-based studies that track the prevalence of sight-impairing eye conditions and treatment effects over time.
Publisher: England: BioMed Central Ltd
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 1472-6963
EISSN: 1472-6963
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-2836-0
PMID: 29382329
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The economic impact of sight loss and blindness in the UK adult population

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