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ArticleInternational journal of ophthalmology2023

Cost analysis of childhood glaucoma surgeries using the US Medicaire allowable costs.

Abdelrahman M Elhusseiny, Mohamed M Khodeiry, Nicolas A Yannuzzi, Ta C Chang, Richard K Lee, William E Smiddy

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Article in International journal of ophthalmology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Abdelrahman M ElhusseinyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA.
Mohamed M KhodeiryDepartment of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA.
Nicolas A YannuzziDepartment of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA.
Ta C ChangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA.
Richard K LeeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA.
William E SmiddyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA.
University of Miami · USUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo analyze and calculate the relative cost of various childhood glaucoma surgical interventions per mm Hg intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction ($/mm Hg).

methodsRepresentative index studies were reviewed to quantitate the reduction of mean IOP and glaucoma medications for each surgical intervention in childhood glaucoma. A US perspective was adopted, using Medicare allowable costs to calculate cost/mm Hg IOP reduction ($/mm Hg) at 1y postoperatively.

resultsAt 1y postoperatively, the cost/mm Hg IOP reduction was $226/mm Hg for microcatheter-assisted circumferential trabeculotomy, $284/mm Hg for cyclophotocoagulation, $288/mm Hg for conventional

conclusionMicrocatheter-assisted circumferential trabeculotomy is the most cost-efficient surgical method to lower IOP in childhood glaucoma, while trabeculectomy is the least cost-efficient surgical method.

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childhood glaucomacost analysisglaucomaintraocular pressuretrabeculectomytrabeculotomy

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PMID37206176
PMCPMC10172091
OpenAlexW4367299983

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