On October 26, the Hebei Provincial Medical Insurance Bureau issued a notice that it will fill in information on 20 types of medical consumables products for centralized procurement. What is noticeable is that the corneal resizing mirror, commonly known as the "OK mirror", is lis

On October 26, the Hebei Provincial Medical Insurance Bureau issued a notice that it will carry out information reporting of 20 types of medical consumables products for centralized procurement. What is noticeable is that corneal resizing mirror , commonly known as "OK mirror ", is listed in .

OK lens is a contact lens used to correct myopia. It is a third-class medical device for , and its price has remained high for a long time. A pair of OK mirrors costs tens of thousands of yuan, and it is not within the scope of medical insurance reimbursement .

Currently, there are only five domestic companies that produce OK mirrors, including Opcons, Aibonude , Tianjin Sidajia, Zhejiang Tiantong, Boshidun Vision , and there are 10 foreign companies.

At the end of 2021, Aier Eye Hospital once said in an institutional survey that OK lenses will not be able to collect in a centralized manner because "the popularity rate is still very low."

In July this year, the National Health and Construction Commission issued a draft for comments , which lifted the requirements for fitting OK mirrors to be tested and fitted with secondary and above medical institutions. As fitting facilities are loosened, it is expected that the penetration rate of OK mirrors will accelerate. In the notice from Hebei, this centralized procurement is only for this province and does not involve other provinces. In addition to OK mirrors, the varieties purchased also have 19 products including sterile peripheral intravascular drug-coated balloons, suture , heart stabilizer, disposable temperature sensor, disposable oxygen saturation sensor, etc.

Comment | Li Ao

Edited by | Jiang Yun Jia Ting

operation | Xiaoxi

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