Clinical and economic analysis of the policy to prevent the birth of Down syndrome fetuses and evaluation of clinical ophthalmic manifestations in affected individuals

摘要: Results & Discussion: Based on the expenses of the year 1399, each person with Down syndrome, on average, imposes more than 368 million Tomans annually on society during its lifetime. Also, if preventive policies are implemented with a 90% success rate and> 1000 Down's syndrome births annual rate, about 381.6 billion Tomans can be saved annually. Hence, the Department of Eye Health and Prevention of Blindness, Ministry of Health and Medical Education of Iran strongly recommend taking conventional diagnostic-medical action to prevent the birth of a child with Down syndrome.