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 |