Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 11 , Pages 1855-1861 , November 2008

A United States cost–benefit comparison of an apodized, diffractive, presbyopia-correcting, multifocal intraocular lens and a conventional monofocal lens

,Accepted 7 July 2008.

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 Dr. Maxwell served as a medical monitor for the clinical trial that collected the willingness-to-pay data. Additionally, he is a paid consultant to Alcon Laboratories. However, Dr. Maxwell was not directly compensated for his participation in this manuscript nor does he have a direct financial interest in the presented results. Drs. Waycaster and Hileman are employees of Alcon Laboratories. Drs. Meissner and D'Souza are employees of Xcenda, which provides consulting services to Alcon Laboratories.

 Presented at the 12th Annual International Meeting of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, Arlington, Virginia, USA, May 2007.

 Supported by a grant from Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, USA.

PII: S0886-3350(08)00830-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.07.024

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 11 , Pages 1855-1861 , November 2008

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