The economic burden of inherited retinal disease in Singapore: a prevalence-based cost-of-illness study.
Junxing ChayRachael Wei Chao TangTien-En TanChoi Mun ChanRanjana MathurBrian J H LeeHiok Hong ChanShaun Sebastian Khung Peng SimSaadia FarooquiKelvin Yi Chong TeoEva K FenwickEcosse L LamoureuxChui Ming Gemmy CheungBeau J FennerPublished in: Eye (London, England) (2023)
Employment rates among Singaporean IRD patients were the same as the general population, but patient income was significantly lower. Economic losses were driven in part by male patients with early age of onset. Direct healthcare costs contributed relatively little to the financial burden.