Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Pablo Villarreal Guerra
Mexico
Short Communication
Socioeconomic Impact of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma in Mexico
Author(s): Eduardo GarcÃa Luna, Alejandro Sámano Guerrero, Carlos Alberto Romo Arpio, Pablo Villarreal Guerra and Rogelio Villarreal VillarrealEduardo García Luna, Alejandro Sámano Guerrero, Carlos Alberto Romo Arpio, Pablo Villarreal Guerra and Rogelio Villarreal Villarreal
By means of a transversal study we have estimated the yearly cost for each patient with primary open angle glaucoma and the economic effects on Mexican society and in the family of the patients. The direct costs (diagnosis and treatment) and indirect costs (productivity losses) were calculated with an exploratory study that involved the biggest 30 population areas in Mexico. The total costs are $1,144,611,537 USD during the first year for an estimated prevalence of primary open angle glaucoma with visual disability in our country reported previously. An appropriate detecting method for primary open angle glaucoma that is time and cost saving is yet to be planned and implemented in Mexico.
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DOI:
10.4172/2155-9570.1000575