Month: December 2023

What Does the World Look Like to Someone With Glaucoma?

Glaucoma

Glaucoma is one of the most undertreated eye diseases, and it causes irreversible blindness. Why is it so undertreated?  Typically, it is because people do not know they have it, or they do not realize it is getting worse. There are several types of glaucoma.  In general terms, most glaucoma may be classified as acute…

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How Do I Choose the Best Cataract Surgeon For Me?

Cataracts

Cataract surgery is one of the most successful surgeries in the United States in terms of numbers of happy patients afterward.  If it’s so common, then it shouldn’t matter where to go for the surgery, right?  Wrong. There are several components to the cataract surgery, and many surgeons – even if they do a lot…

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Why doesn’t Medicare cover Laser Cataract Surgery, advanced IOLs, or CLR surgery?

Cataracts

Medicare and insurance cover basic surgery for the diagnosis of cataract. They are concerned with addressing the medical diagnosis, which they provide for.  However, we are focused on the vision in two important, additional ways. The first is in range of vision, because cataract and lens replacement surgery is the one chance to get as…

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