Table 5: Evaluation of SLT.

Country % Patients receiving SLT Cost of SLT Source of funding of SLT
Austria 70% $2,946 1) Patient (20-60% in private practice)
2) State/state health insurance (40-80% private practice; 100% non-private practice)
Bulgaria 30% $1,005 1) Patient (10-100%)
2) State/state health insurance (45 patients are co-funded per year)
Czech Republic 100% $335/unspecified State/state health insurance
Estonia 100% $1,080 1) Patient (100% in private practice)
2) State/state health insurance (spaces limited)
France (1) 90% Unknown State/state health insurance
France (2) 70% $792 State/state health insurance
Greece Unknown Unknown Patient
India (1) Unknown Unknown Unknown
India (2) 30% $600 1) Patient
2) Other: NGOs (partially)
Italy (1) 20% Unknown 1) Patient (50%)
2) State/state health insurance (50%)
Dependent on proximity to hospital services
Italy (2) Unknown $1,368 Patient
Malta Unknown Unknown Unknown
Netherlands Unknown Unknown Unknown
Pakistan 50% $1,080 Other: charity organisations
Republic of Macedonia 50% Unknown 1) Patient
2) State/state health insurance
Spain 40% Unknown State/state health insurance
Turkey (1) Unknown Unknown Patient
Turkey (2) Unknown Unknown Unknown
UK (1) Unknown Unknown State/state health insurance
UK (2) Unknown Unknown Unknown