Direct and Indirect Costs Associated with Legal Blindness Caused by Retinal Disorders in Brazil

Abstract

cal resources were considered, with an increment of USD 72.02 per patient related to non-medical resources (visual aids, lay caregivers, etc.). Societal annual costs related to loss of patients' work productivity summed USD 406.81 per patient. Only 5.5% and 6.8% of patients reported to receive eye disorder-specific therapies and visual rehabilitation services, respectively. ConClusions: These findings indicate that blindness leads to additional costs to the Brazilian society, both in terms of consumption of health resources and productivity loss. PSS32 Social and Economic BurdEn of Skin diSEaSE in EuroPE. a narrativE rEviEw of thE litEraturE