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Table 6 Cost of diagnosis, treatment and follow up of diabetic macular oedema

From: Cost of diabetic retinopathy and macular oedema in a population, an eight year follow up

Year

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Number of patients with DMO

103

101

112

114

110

150

135

153

Cost of DMO diagnosis [Visit + FA + OCT]

€15,686

€15,382

€17,024

€17,328

€16,720

€16,752

€14,328

€16,238

Cost of grid laser treatment [Treatment + follow visits and OCT /FA] DMO treated with laser

€12,750

€11,250

€12,600

€13,050

No cases

No cases

No cases

No cases

Cost of 1 year follow up

€ 51,680

€ 48,120

€ 51,072

€ 52,896

No cases

No cases

No cases

No cases

Cost of Anti-VEGF treatment [Treatment + follow visits and OCT /FA] DMO

Intravitreal Anti-VEGF

No cases

No cases

No cases

No cases

€389,327

€437,250

€472,929

€518,870

Cost of 1 year follow up

No cases

No cases

No cases

No cases

€39,510

€47,040

€48,048

€54,824

Cost of vitrectomy treatment [Treatment + follow visits and OCT /FA] DMO

Vitrectomy

€5996

€3669

€5628

€6851

€4037

€6851

€3315

€8442

Cost of 1 year follow up

€2140

€1480

€2080

€2520

€1490

€2480

€1664

€3328

Treatment DMO cost

€56,880

€64,519

€71,380

€75,317

€459,384

€534,251

€561,956

€626,264

Total of the DMO cost

€72,566

€79,901

€88,404

€92,645

€476,104

€551,003

€576,284

€642,503

Mean cost of DMO per patient

€704.5

2 ± 34.23

€791.1

±37.23

€789.32

±41.99

€827.67

±49.62

€4328.22

±120.17

€3673.35

±121.33

€4268.77

±112.64

€4199.36

±117.82