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Taylor & Francis Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Differences in International Treatment Patterns and Costs 1999 Edition by Bengt Joensson, Gisela Kobelt, Gunther Krieglstein
This book presents the methodology and data from a project aimed at assessing the cost-effectiveness of new products for the treatment of glaucoma The clinical and observational data are merged into a formal Markov model describing the treatment patterns for glaucoma in different scenarios Results and data from nine countries are available, together with commentaries and findings in the study Divided into 20 chapters, the reader will easily be able to consult areas of special interestIntended for the practising ophthalmologist, this book will also improve the understanding of healthcare providers on the value of preventing glaucoma, and in the long term, potential blindness The contributors to the study are world-leading ophthalmologists and economists and this is the first study of its kind to be conductedInternationally respected team of authors/contributors, Important topic gaining in coverage - ie health economics, Will appeal to an international market, Attractive text and illustrativ Table of contents : - 1. I Introduction 2. The Health Economics of Glaucoma 3. II An Observational Study and Cost Simulation Model of Treatment Strategies in Patients with OH or POAG: Materials and Methods 4. Economic Evaluation : Theory and Methods 5. Observational Study 6. Markov model 7. Ac knowledgments and Guide to Presentation of Results by Country 8. III Results of Observational Study and the Simulation Model 9. Results for Australia 10. Results for Canada 11. Results for France 12. Results for Germany 13. Results for the Netherlands 14. Results for Spain 15. Results for Sweden 16. Results for the United Kingdom 17. Results for the United States 18. Comparative Data for all Countries 19. Summary of Regression Analyses 20. IV Discussion 21. Diagnosis, Untreated IOP, and Initial and Long-term Effect on IOP 22. Efficacy of Glaucoma Treatment - the Role of Trabeculectomy 23. What Triggers Change of Therapy? 24. V Conclusion 25. Concluding Remarks