Cost-Benefit Analysis of Comprehensive Military Eye Examination Policies

Raffaele Vardavas; Philip Armour; Sai Prathyush Katragadda; Toyya Pujol-Mitchell; Pedro Nascimento de Lima; Baqir Fateh; Helin Hernandez; Stacey Yi; Javier Rojas Aguilera; Catria Gadwah-Meaden

Abstract

In this study, the authors ascertain the costs and benefits of moving from the current visual acuity screening process for military service members to comprehensive eye examinations intended to detect a wider range of visual dysfunctions.

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Topics

cost-benefit analysis vision screening health economics

Citation

@techreport{vardavasCostBenefitAnalysisComprehensive2024,
	title = {Cost-{Benefit} {Analysis} of {Comprehensive} {Military} {Eye} {Examination} {Policies}},
	url = {https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2188-1.html},

	language = {en},
	urldate = {2024-10-30},
	institution = {RAND Corporation},
	author = {Vardavas, Raffaele and Armour, Philip and Katragadda, Sai Prathyush and Pujol-Mitchell, Toyya and Pedro {Nascimento de Lima} and Fateh, Baqir and Hernandez, Helin and Yi, Stacey and Rojas Aguilera, Javier and Gadwah-Meaden, Catria},
	month = oct,
	year = {2024},
	keywords = {Defense Health Agency, Eye Disorders, Occupational Safety and Health, Preventive Health Care, Students}
}