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The main objective was to evaluate possible options for refractive error correction for three categories of clients (children from 6 years with light myopia, teenagers from 15 with astigmatism, adults with starting presbyopia) considering the available correction methods (glasses, contact lenses, refractive surgery). The evaluation was performed through data on the amount and frequency of orders in an optical shop and eye clinic. The data were gradually processed and the calculation of the cost of correction was performed from the perspective of a client. FMEA was done for individual methods of correction, and multiple-criteria evaluation applying the TOPSIS method was figured out. The TOPSIS method alone showed the glasses correction to be the best. The CEA, i.e. after considering the economic view, prioritized the contact lens correction. The best possible combination of correction methods for the refractive errors is, due to possible health risks, the combination of correction with glasses and contact lenses.
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Selčan, M., Kubátová, I. (2019). Application of HTA in Optometry. In: Lhotska, L., Sukupova, L., Lacković, I., Ibbott, G. (eds) World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering 2018. IFMBE Proceedings, vol 68/2. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-9038-7_16
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