Cost effectiveness and cost utility of an organized screening programme for glaucoma
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Cost effectiveness and cost utility of an organized screening programme for glaucoma
Health technology The study assessed an organised screening programme for glaucoma at 5-year intervals in comparison with opportunistic case-finding (current practice). The examinations carried out in the screening arm were measurement of intraocular pressure, fundus evaluation, autorefraction and visual field examination. For positive cases, another test was carried out in order to confirm the...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1395-3907,1600-0420
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2007.00947.x