Purpose: Nonmedical out-of-pocket cost to both patients and their companions of office visits
for routine glaucoma care has not been extensively studied in the United States. We …

PURPOSE: To characterize the costs of caring for patients with open-angle glaucoma (OAG)
in the United States over time and to identify factors that influence these costs. DESIGN …

Purpose: To investigate differences in the utilization of healthcare services between subjects
with open-angle glaucoma (OAG) and comparison subjects without OAG using Taiwan's …

Methods A patient-based costs questionnaire was developed and completed for patients
attending six ophthalmology units across London (Ealing General Hospital, St Georges …

The costs of health care have increased enor-mously in the United States over the last 15
years. Increasingly, calls for cost containment have engendered a renewed discussion of the …

Background The estimations of the economic burden of glaucoma have focused on
comparing different treatment modalities; hence, the total direct and indirect costs of …

Purpose: To describe the patterns and the economics of glaucoma treatment. Patient and
Methods: Ophthalmologists selected at random were asked to include 4 consecutive …

Purpose To estimate payments for glaucoma care among Medicare beneficiaries from 2002
to 2009. Design Database study. Participants Data from a 5% random sample of Medicare …

Importance The effect of glaucoma on nonglaucomatous medical conditions and resultant
secondary health care costs is not well understood. Objective To assess self-reported …

PURPOSE: Glaucoma accounts for more than 11% of all cases of blindness in the United
States, but there have been few studies of economic impact. We examine incremental cost of …