Avoidable blindness and value based healthcare: more value with a population approach (original) (raw)

2017

Abstract

The main challenge for all healthcare systems today is to meet people increasing health needs, through the efficient resources allocation and the creation of value for the individual and the community [1, 2]. This challenge manifests itself in multiple scenarios such as that of low vision and blindness whose load of disability are constantly increasing. Vision impairment and blindness impose physical, social and quality-of-life limitations on individuals affected, but also a significant economic burden on society due to expenditures on healthcare treatment, productivity losses, costs of providing formal and informal care, and lost wellbeing [3]. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 80% of all causes of visual impairment are preventable or curable using cost-effective interventions. Then blindness and eye disease should be considered a public health priority and cost-effective interventions should be promoted to reduce the burden on individuals and society. WHO estimate...

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