Table 2 Cost of vision loss in Trinidad and Tobago in 2014 in adults ≥40 years, subdivided into cost categories (TT$s 2014 (TT$1 = UK£0.0952 ()).
Cost group cost item (sector, if applicable) | Total COST, TT$ | Data presented in supplement, table number |
|---|---|---|
1.a. Direct Medical | ||
Optometrist (private) appointments | 10,487,167 | 2, 3 |
Ophthalmologist (both) | 53,339,693 | 2, 3 |
GP (private) | 691,531 | 2, 3 |
Health centre (public) | 3,148,044 | 2, 3 |
Emergency department (both) | 1,017,023 | 2, 3 |
Overnight admission (both) | 14,203,343 | 2, 3 |
topical ophthalmic medication bottles prescribed (both) | 66,612,229 | 4 |
Laser therapy to anterior segment for posterior capsule opacity or glaucoma (34.8%) or retina (65.2%) | 7,963,698 | 5 |
Day case cataract surgery (both) | 25,841,007 | 2, 3 |
Other ophthalmic treatments/surgery | 0 | 6 |
Direct medical subtotal | 183,303,734 | |
% excluding intangible effects | 17.9 | |
1.b. Direct non-medical | ||
Transportation to access eye care | 11,394,239 | 10 |
Spectacles or contact lenses (private) | 70,391,870 | 7, 8 |
Low vision aids and assessment (private) | 37,576,201 | 9 |
Direct non-medical subtotal | 119,362,310 | |
excluding intangible effects (%) | 11.6 | |
2. Indirect | ||
Productivity loss from VI | 630,859,320 | 11 |
Productivity loss - part time work | 80,276,228 | 12 |
Productivity loss - sick leave | 6,211,776 | 13 |
Productivity loss - informal care | 5,032,032 | 14 |
Indirect subtotal | 722,379,355 | |
excluding intangible effects (%) | 70.5 | |
TOTAL COST | 1,025,045,399 | |
excluding intangible effects (%) | 100.0 | |
including intangible effects (%) | 26.7 | |
3. Intangible effects | ||
Prevalence DALYs in 2014 | 2,817,279,256 | 15 |
including intangible effects (%) | 73.3 | |
TOTAL COST | 3,842,324,655 | |
including intangible effects (%) | 100 | |
