Name: BIM-IOL System in Open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension: Economic impact of Open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension on families
Published: 2026-09-17T18:17:42-04:00

Product information and disease description Place of product in therapy Disease description Burden of Open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension

Economic impact of Open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension on families

4 evidence topics · 4 sources

Caregiver burden in glaucoma-related blindness

“A cross-sectional study enrolled 110 adult patients with glaucoma-related blindness and their caregivers.” (opens the source at this quote in a new tab)
“Similarly, caregivers demonstrated higher PHQ-9 and ZBI-22 scores with rising levels of patient VI (all P < 0.05).” (opens the source at this quote in a new tab)
“Glaucoma-related blindness imposes significant psychological and functional burdens on patients and caregivers, with evidence of emotional contagion.” (opens the source at this quote in a new tab)

Practical, financial, and emotional challenges for informal caregivers

“The study involved 11 informal caregivers, out of which 8 were females.” (opens the source at this quote in a new tab)
“These included caregiving roles (basic activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living and emotional support), caregiving challenges (practical challenges, emotional challenges and financial challenges), coping strategies (adaptive and maladaptive coping strategies) and recommendations to clinicians (quantity of medication, review appointments and health education).” (opens the source at this quote in a new tab)

Indirect costs including informal care: vision loss in the United States

“We estimated an economic burden of VL of $134.2 billion: $98.7 billion in direct costs and $35.5 billion in indirect costs.” (opens the source at this quote in a new tab)
“Those with VL incurred $16 838 per year in incremental burden.” (opens the source at this quote in a new tab)

Guideline statement: caregiver productivity losses

“Direct nonmedical costs (e.g., costs for transportation to appointments and nursing home care) and indirect costs (e.g., loss of productivity of the patient or caregivers) can be more difficult to quantify but are substantial.” (opens the source at this quote in a new tab)