Cost of Dry Eye Treatment in an Asian Clinic Setting

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The unit costs of dry eye treatments and their categories.

*<p>Per bottle.</p>‡<p>Per 30 vials.</p>†<p>Per procedure.</p>¶<p>Per tube.</p

Distribution of expenditure among different dry eye treatment groups.

†<p>Oral supplements were only available in pharmacy from last quarter of 2008.</p

Distribution of quarterly expenditure among different treatment groups in 2008 & 2009.

<p><a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0037711#pone-0037711-g002" target="_blank"><b>Figure 2A:</b></a> Quarterly expenditure in 2008 <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0037711#pone-0037711-g002" target="_blank"><b>Figure 2B:</b></a> Quarterly expenditure in 2009.</p

Relative expenditure & distribution of patient episodes of dry eye treatment categories in 2008 & 2009.

<p><a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0037711#pone-0037711-g003" target="_blank"><b>Figure 3A</b></a>. Relative expenditure in 2008. <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0037711#pone-0037711-g003" target="_blank"><b>Figure 3B</b></a><b>.</b> Relative expenditure in 2009. <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0037711#pone-0037711-g003" target="_blank"><b>Figure 3C</b></a><b>.</b> Total expenditure in 2008 & 2009. <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0037711#pone-0037711-g003" target="_blank"><b>Figure 3D:</b></a> Distribution of patient episodes in 2008 & 2009</p