Affordability of cataract surgery using the Big Mac prices

Affordability of cataract surgery using the Big Mac prices

Purpose: One barrier to cataract surgery is its high price in some countries. This study aims to understand to what extent the price of cataract surgery is over- or undervalued and whether it varies in relation to GDP using The Economist newspaper Big Mac Index (BMcI) methodology, which measures the...

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Main Authors: Van C. Lansingh, Marissa J. Carter, Kristen A. Eckert, Kevin L. Winthrop, João M. Furtado, Serge Resnikoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Permanyer 2015-01-01
Series:Revista Mexicana de Oftalmología
Subjects:
Cataract
Costs and cost analysis
Ophthalmologic surgical procedures
Blindness
Fees and charges
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0187451914000778

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