ECONOMICS OF EYE CARE

Researchers at the Kellogg Eye Center are working to make the delivery of eye care more efficient and cost-effective. This is being done through studies of healthcare consumption, insurance coverage and cost-effectiveness analyses.

    Publications

    March 2018
    Brand Medications and Medicare Part D: How Eye Care Providers' Prescribing Patterns Influence Costs
    Ophthalmology
    Featured Faculty:
    Leslie M. Niziol, MS, Lindsey B. De Lott, MD, Maria A. Woodward, MD, Paul P. Lee, MD, JD, Paula Anne Newman-Casey, MD, MS
    December 2017
    Geographic and Demographic Variation in Use of Ranibizumab Versus Bevacizumab for Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration in the United States
    American Journal of Ophthlamology
    Featured Faculty:
    Joshua D. Stein, MD, MS
    October 2016
    A sustainable model for delivering high-quality, efficient cataract surgery in southern India
    Health Affairs
    Featured Faculty:
    David Hutton, PhD, Joshua D. Stein, MD, MS, Joshua Ehrlich, MD, MPH
    June 09, 2016
    Cost-effectiveness of aflibercept, bevacizumab, and ranibizumab for diabetic macular edema treatment analysis from the diabetic retinopathy clinical research network comparative effectiveness trial
    JAMA Ophthalmology
    Featured Faculty:
    David Hutton, PhD, Joshua D. Stein, MD, MS
    June, 2014
    Switching to less expensive blindness drug could save Medicare Part B $18 billion over a ten-year period
    HEALTH AFFAIRS
    Featured Faculty:
    David Hutton, PhD, Joshua D. Stein, MD, MS, Paula Anne Newman-Casey, MD, MS
    April, 2014
    Cost-effectiveness of bevacizumab and ranibizumab for newly diagnosed neovascular macular degeneration
    Ophthalmology
    Featured Faculty:
    David Hutton, PhD, Joshua D. Stein, MD, MS, Paul P. Lee, MD, JD, Paula Anne Newman-Casey, MD, MS
    September, 2013
    Cost-effectiveness of various interventions for newly diagnosed diabetic macular edema
    Ophthalmology
    Featured Faculty:
    David Hutton, PhD, Joshua D. Stein, MD, MS, Paula Anne Newman-Casey, MD, MS
    January, 2013
    Comparative cost-effectiveness analysis of Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty versus penetrating keratoplasty in the United States
    American Journal of Ophthalmology
    Featured Faculty:
    Roni M. Shtein, MD, MS
    April, 2012
    Cost-effectiveness of medications compared with laser trabeculoplasty in patients with newly diagnosed open-angle glaucoma
    JAMA Ophthalmology
    Featured Faculty:
    David Hutton, PhD, Joshua D. Stein, MD, MS