LXIII Edward Jackson Memorial Lecture: Eye Care: Dollars and Sense

Abstract

Purpose: The development of health economic data for vision loss and eye disease is described. Design: Data from population-based epidemiologic studies of eye disease, studies of the impact of vision loss on daily living, Australian national health-care costs, census, and demographic projections were combined to develop a model of the economic impact of vision loss in Australia. Methods: Data were considered to assess the current magnitude and costs of vision loss and to make projections as to future costs. Further analysis investigated the costs and economic benefits of various interventions to address avoidable vision loss. Results: The amount of vision loss increases three-fold and the nu..