| Collagen crosslinking treatment |
£928 |
Procedure: £212 |
NICE OPCS 51.8 |
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Riboflavin (1 ml solution): £75 |
Kestrel Opthalmics Ltd |
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Four outpatient visits: 1 × £115 (initial) and 3 × £67 each |
NHS National Tariff 2012–2013 WF01B/WF01A |
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Two keratometry measurements: £145 each |
HRG BZ13 |
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Follow-up medication for 1 month (acyclovir, chloramphenicol, fluorometholone, gabapentin, proxymetacaine, co-codamol): £35 |
BNF 64 |
| Corneal transplantation |
£2902 |
Procedure (weighted average of 40% DALK procedure (deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty) and 60% PK procedure34 (penetrating keratoplasty)): £1765.6 |
HRG BZ11 (DALK) HRG BZ12 (PK) |
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Initial assessment (£115) and 11 outpatient follow-ups (£67 each) required in first 2 years; 1–2 per year thereafter |
National Tariff 2012–2013 WF01B/WF01A |
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Mycophenolate for 3.5 years for 7.5% of patients: £222 |
BNF 64 |
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Monthly full blood count monitoring for 3.5 years for those taking mycophenolate: £24.92 per month (first year), £17.59 per month (thereafter) |
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| Adverse event: Cataracts |
£997 |
Initial assessment: £67 |
National Tariff 2012–2013 WF01A |
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Listing of procedure: £115 |
WF01B |
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Phaecoemulsification and cataract extraction: £748 |
HRG BZ02Z |
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Follow-up: £67 |
National Tariff 2012-13_WF01A BNF 66 |
| Raised IOP |
£1.47 per 5 ml |
Timolol eye drops, twice daily. A 5 ml bottle lasts 2 months (Boots Company Plc.) |
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Follow-up is included with follow-up for transplant procedure |
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| Visual correction for keratoconus patients |
£52 |
Contact lenses (ROSE K) for standard visual correction: £52 per eye |
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust Optometry dept |
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£99 |
Contact lenses suitable for post-graft patients: £99 per eye |
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