Table 3.
Cost data in US dollars
| Capital Cost (per training center) | First module (Wet laboratory with porcine eye) | Second module (Wet laboratory phacoemulsification with model eye) | Third module (EyeSi) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Items | Cost per unit | Quantity | Cost per unit | Quantity | Cost per unit | Quantity |
| Work station table | 164.10 | 1 | 164.10 | 1 | / | 0 |
| Surgical stool | 1,499.68 | 2 | 1,499.68 | 2 | 1,499.68 | 1 |
| Ophthalmic operating microscope | 70,166.67 | 1 | 70,166.67 | 1 | / | 0 |
| Video camera for microscope | 24,629.49 | 1 | 24,629.49 | 1 | / | 0 |
| Phacoemulsification system | / | 0 | 85,256.41 | 1 | / | 0 |
| Intraocular equipment set | 4,400.00 | 1 | 4,400.00 | 1 | / | 0 |
| Kitaro Mannequin head (training kit + sclera) | / | 0 | 1,089.74 | 1 | / | 0 |
| EyeSi virtual reality simulator | / | 0 | / | 0 | 247,692.31 | 1 |
| Total Capital Cost | 102,359.62 | 188,705.77 | 249,191.99 | |||
| (B) Recurring cost (per annum per trainee) | First module (Wet laboratory with porcine eye) | Second module (Wet laboratory phacoemulsification with model eye) | Third module (EyeSi) | |||
| Consumables | Cost per unit | Quantity | Cost per unit | Quantity | Cost per unit | Quantity |
| Porcine eye | 0.26 | 6 | / | 0 | / | 0 |
| Water absorbing table drape | 0.16 | 2 | 0.16 | 2 | / | 0 |
| Gloves | 0.10 | 6 | 0.10 | 6 | / | 0 |
| Viscoelastic (Healon) | 32.05 | 6 | 32.05 | 6 | / | 0 |
| 15° Sideport knife | 4.30 | 6 | 4.30 | 6 | / | 0 |
| Keratome (2.2 mm slit knife) | 4.30 | 6 | 4.30 | 6 | / | 0 |
| Syringes (3 mL syringe) | 0.12 | 6 | 0.12 | 6 | / | 0 |
| 27G needle | 0.07 | 6 | 0.07 | 6 | / | 0 |
| 27G cannula | 0.05 | 6 | 0.05 | 6 | / | 0 |
| Sutures (10-0 nylon) | 13.72 | 6 | 13.72 | 6 | / | 0 |
| Kitaro cornea part | / | 0 | 48.72 | 6 | / | 0 |
| Kitaro lens part | / | 0 | 14.10 | 6 | / | 0 |
| Phaco cassette (Centurion FMS) | / | 0 | 102.31 | 6 | / | 0 |
| Staff salary (per hour) | ||||||
| Administration & support (per hour) | 44.87 | 12 | 44.87 | 12 | / | 0 |
| Equipment maintenance (per annum) | ||||||
| Intraocular equipment set | 880.00 | 1 | 880.00 | 1 | / | 0 |
| Microscope maintenance | 3,974.36 | 1 | 3,974.36 | 1 | / | 0 |
| Phaco machine maintenance | / | 0 | 7,692.31 | 1 | / | 0 |
| EyeSi maintenance | / | 0 | / | 0 | 12,790.90 | 1 |
| EyeSi software upgrade | / | 0 | / | 0 | 6,900.00 | 1 |
| Total recurring cost (per annum) | 5,722.94 | 14,404.47 | 19,690.90 | |||
| (C) Training groups cost (per trainee) | Group A (1st + 2nd + 3rd modules) | Group B (1st + 2nd modules) | Group C (1st module) | |||
| Capital cost* | 437,897.76 | 188,705.77 | 102,359.62 | |||
| Recurring cost (per annum) | 39,818.31 | 20,127.41 | 5,722.94 | |||
(A) The capital cost per training center for starting up cataract surgery simulation with the following modules: wet laboratory with porcine eyes, wet laboratory with synthetic eyes and virtual reality simulator (Eyesi). (B) The recurring cost per annum per trainee for implementing the simulation training modules. (C) Summary of capital and recurring costs for Groups A (Eyesi + Wet laboratory phacoemulsification with model eyes + Wet laboratory with porcine eyes), B (Wet laboratory phacoemulsification with model eyes + Wet laboratory with porcine eyes) and C (Wet laboratory with porcine eyes).
Repetitive items (shared between first and second modules) were excluded from calculations of capital costs for Groups A and B.