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The true cost of hidden waiting times for cataract surgery in Australia.
Huang-Lung, Jessie; Angell, Blake; Palagyi, Anna; Taylor, Hugh R; White, Andrew; McCluskey, Peter; Keay, Lisa.
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  • Huang-Lung J; School of Optometry and Vision Science, UNSW Sydney, Australia; The George Institute for Global Health, UNSW Sydney, Australia; jessie.huang@unsw.edu.au.
  • Angell B; The George Institute for Global Health, UNSW Sydney, Australia.
  • Palagyi A; The George Institute for Global Health, UNSW Sydney, Australia.
  • Taylor HR; Indigenous Eye Health Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  • White A; Department of Ophthalmology, Westmead Hospital, Western Sydney Local Health District, NSW, Australia; Save Sight Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
  • McCluskey P; Save Sight Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
  • Keay L; School of Optometry and Vision Science, UNSW Sydney, Australia; The George Institute for Global Health, UNSW Sydney, Australia.
Public Health Res Pract ; 32(3)2022 Oct 12.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36220565
ABSTRACT
Cataract surgery is a safe, effective and common elective procedure in Australia but access is inequitable. True waiting times for cataract care are undisclosed or inconsistently reported by governments. Estimates of true waiting times range from 4 to 30 months and have been extended during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Comparative analysis revealed that reducing waiting periods from 12 to 3 months would result in estimated public health system cost savings of $6.6 million by preventing 50 679 falls. Investment in public cataract services to address current unmet needs would prevent avoidable vision impairment and associated negative consequences.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Catarata / Extração de Catarata / COVID-19 Tipo de estudo: Health_economic_evaluation Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: Oceania Idioma: En Revista: Public Health Res Pract Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Catarata / Extração de Catarata / COVID-19 Tipo de estudo: Health_economic_evaluation Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: Oceania Idioma: En Revista: Public Health Res Pract Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article