Table 7.

Annual cost of myopia treatment and prevention in the urban areas of China *

		Middle	East	West	Total	Proportion (%)
Correction	Spectacles	2 785 861 946	10 770 780 251	2 161 653 536	15 718 295 734
	OK or RGP	1 026 824 618	9 297 406 189	2 107 280 595	12 431 511 402
	Soft lens	1 531 867 470	24 502 435 202	1 668 764 530	27 703 067 202
	Total	5 344 554 034	44 570 621 643	5 937 698 661	55 852 874 338	83.5
Hospital	Direct	25 034 650	498 624 771	74 038 704	597 698 126
	Indirect	500 693 009	2 719 771 480	605 771 216	3 826 235 704
	Total	525 727 659	3 218 396 251	679 809 920	442 393 3830	6.6
Surgery	Direct	269 846 285	1 177 649 104	277 278 019	1 724 773 408
	Indirect	26 198 668	395 690 099	35 475 819	457 364 587
	Total	296 044 953	1 573 339 203	312 753 839	2 182 137 995	3.3
Outside hospital	Direct	348 213 800	498 172 998	385 566 131	1 231 952 929
	Indirect	522 320 700	1 195 615 195	347 009 518	2 064 945 413
	Total	870 534 500	1 693 788 193	732 575 649	3 296 898 342	4.9
Prevention		232 733 049	826 039 394	81 074 684	1 139 847 128	1.7
Total	Direct	6220 381 818	47 571 107 910	6 755 656 200	60 547 145 928	90.5
	Indirect	1 049 212 377	4 311 076 774	988 256 553	6 348 545 704	9.5
	Total	7 269 594 195	51 882 184 683	7 743 912 754	66 895 691 632	100.0

OK – orthokeratology, RGP – rigid gas permeable

*All presented in Chinese yuan (CNY).