Table 1

Costs of rehabilitation and aftercare for 1 year

Type of costsAmount (£)
*Figures according to Department of Finance, Moorfields Eye Hospital.
Costs of submandibular gland transplantation*
    Procedure of 7 hours × £836.7/hour5857
    6 peroperative out patient visits for 1 year × £45/visit270
Costs of osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis
    Procedure stage 13388
    Procedure stage 23326
    Materials (optical cylinder and others)550
    10 peroperative out patient visits for 1 year × £27/visit270
Total costs (£)13661