Ready-made and custom-made eyeglasses in India: a cost-effectiveness analysis of a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Ready-made spectacles have been suggested as a less resource-intensive treatment for the millions of people living with uncorrected refractive error (URE) in low-income environments. In spite of this interest, there have been no published economic evaluations examining the cost-effectiveness of ready-made spectacles. This study aims to determine the relative cost-effectiveness of offering ready-made spectacles (RMS) relative to no intervention as well as the relative cost-effectiveness of custom-made spectacles (CS) relative to RMS to treat URE.

Methods and analysis

The relative cost-effectiveness of RMS relative to CS and no intervention was tested through a cost-effectiveness analysis from the health service provider perspective conducted alongside a double-maske

SUBMITTER: Angell B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5895972 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature