Healthcare
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL) Surgery Versus Contact Lens-Based Correction with Backup Spectacles in Young Adults—A Norwegian Societal Perspective
By Silvia N. W. Hertzberg, Ashraf Armia Balamoun, Filippo Confalonieri and 4 others.
Abstract
Background
Moderate-to-high refractive error generates long-term direct and indirect costs through corrective devices, complications, and productivity losses. The economic value of implantable collamer lens (ICL) surgery relative to contact lens (CL)-based correction with backup spectacles remains uncertain.