Summary of cost of illness for diabetic macular oedema—England 2010
| Main cost components | Cost (£) | Cost adjusted for effect of ethnicity (£) |
| Direct healthcare | 92 196 306 | 95 002 249 |
| Screening | 20 140 396 | |
| General ophthalmic services costs | 1 335 629 | |
| Hospital treatment and related costs | 65 594 792 | |
| Hospital assessments and monitoring costs | 2 102 707 | |
| Low vision assessment clinic consultation costs | 1 059 341 | |
| Direct non-ophthalmic related medical cost | 155 670 | |
| Capital costs | 1 807 771 | |
| Social care | 11 639 442 | 12 104 078 |
| Low vision devices and rehabilitation cost | 23 97 862 | |
| Paid care (excess) cost | 7 302 135 | |
| Residential care (excess) cost | 1 939 445 | |
| Deadweight loss | 12 460 290 | 12 852 759 |
| Total health and social care cost | 116 296 038 | 119 959 086 |