Hong Kong Med J 2023;29(Suppl 7):S34-6
Cost-effectiveness of myopia control by use of defocus incorporated multiple segments lenses: abridged secondary publication
J Lian1, SM McGhee2, MKH Yap1, R Sum1
1 School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
2 School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
 
 
  1. Myopia control by use of defocus incorporated multiple segments lenses can prevent eye complications and severe visual impairment and is cost-effective from the societal perspective in terms of cost per quality-adjusted life year gained.
  2. It is cost-effective for the government to subsidise myopia control and improve equity of access for defocus incorporated multiple segments lenses.