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Table 5 Cost differences between monofocal IOLs and other multifocal IOLs (€), excluding time spent, according to freedom from spectacle rates, discount rates and IOL prices (societal perspective)

From: Modelling lifetime cost consequences of ReSTOR®in cataract surgery in four European countries

Spectacle dependence rates

Discount Rate = 0%

Discount Rate = 3%

Discount Rate = 5%

  

€0

€250

€500

€0

€250

€500

€0

€250

€500

France

% of spectacles after MIOL

20%

-3,164

-2,664

-2,164

-2,497

-1,997

-1,497

-2,182

-1,682

-1,182

 

40%

-2,260

-1,760

-1,260

-1,784

-1,284

-784

-1559

-1,059

-559

 

60%

-1,356

-856

-356

-1,070

-570

-70

-935

-435

65

 

80%

-452

48

548

-357

143

643

-312

188

688

Germany

% of spectacles after MIOL

20%

-2,365

-1,865

-1,365

-1,888

-1,388

-888

-1,658

-1,158

-658

 

40%

-1,689

-1,189

-689

-1,349

-849

-349

-1,184

-684

-184

 

60%

-1,014

-514

-14

-809

-309

191

-710

-210

290

 

80%

-338

162

662

-270

230

730

-237

263

763

Italy

% of spectacles after MIOL

20%

-2,580

-2,080

-1,580

-2,023

-1,523

-1,023

-1,759

-1,259

-759

 

40%

-1,843

-1,343

-843

-1,445

-945

-445

-1,256

-756

-256

 

60%

-1,106

-606

-106

-867

-367

133

-754

-254

246

 

80%

-369

131

631

-289

211

711

-251

249

749

Spain

% of spectacles after MIOL

20%

-1,815

-1,315

-815

-1,438

-938

-438

-1,258

-758

-258

 

40%

-1,296

-796

-296

-1,027

-527

-27

-898

-398

102

 

60%

-778

-278

222

-616

-116

384

-539

-39

461

 

80%

-259

241

741

-205

295

795

-180

320

820

  1. Bold: monofocal IOLs less expensive than multifocal IOLs. Spectacle freedom after monofocal IOLs = 10%.