New Medicare Policy Allows San Antonio Seniors to Choose Presbyopia-Correcting Intraocular Lenses
Expanded Reimbursement Includes Breakthrough Presbyopia-Correcting Intraocular Lens Now Available at Medical Center Ophthalmology Associates
San Antonio, TX, May 13, 2005 – The presbyopic surgical procedure now can be privately purchased by San Antonio M edicare beneficiaries thanks to a new Medicare policy announced this week . Vision-correction lens replacement for adults with cataracts and presbyopia has been available; unfortunately, the previous Medicare reimbursement policy did not allow its beneficiaries to opt for this breakthrough technology for cataract surgery.
“We perform thousands of cataract surgeries each year. Yet, as vision technologies advanced, Medicare reimbursement hasn't kept pace. We have seen first-hand the tremendous results patients can achieve with presbyopia-correcting lenses. Now our Medicare patients have access to the same vision and lifestyle benefits previously only available to individuals under 65,” - Medical Center Ophthalmology Associates in San Antonio, Texas.
Seniors on Medicare now can opt for the presbyopic lens for refractive correction of near and intermediate vision with less dependency on eyeglasses or contact lenses. The presbyopia-correcting lens is designed to treat two conditions: cataract removal with lens replacement (a procedure covered by Medicare) and presbyopia (a non-covered service). Patients who select this procedure will receive the standard Medicare reimbursement for cataract surgery, and can now pay privately for the presbyopic portion of the treatment.
Presbyopia is an inevitable age-related eye condition that makes it difficult to read or see objects up-close without the use of reading glasses. Presbyopia is the first sign of a cataract and is the most prevalent eye condition in America.
It causes the crystalline lens to increasingly stiffen, lose flexibility and cloud, diminishing its focusing ability.
A Presbyopia-Correcting lens corrects vision at all distances and can lessen the dependency of glasses and contacts for everyday tasks. These lenses can enable one to focus at all distances..
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