Faisal Almobarak

Open AccessArticle by Faisal A. Almobarak 1,2,*, Abdullah S. Alobaidan 1 and Mansour A. Alobrah 1 1 Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia 2 Glaucoma Research Chair, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. J. Clin. Med.

Question  How affordable are common interventions for glaucoma (medications, laser trabeculoplasty, and trabeculectomy) for patients living in developing and developed countries throughout the world? Findings  The annual cost of latanoprost, laser trabeculoplasty, and trabeculectomy were 2.5% or more of the median annual household income in 41%, 44%, and 78% of countries studied, respectively. Substantial variability in pricing was noted across countries for the glaucoma interventions studied.

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