Conclusions: Rates of routine preoperative testing before cataract surgery appear similar to those prior to the implementation of the Choosing Wisely campaign, which was meant to reduce this use. Additionally,
Dr. Pirnazar is known as the one of the best LASIK surgeons in Orange County, California. Having performed over 55,000 refractive and cataract surgeries, Dr. Pirnazar’s specialties include LASIK, PRK and cataract surgery. Thanks to his expertise, Dr. Pirnazar and his partners at NVISION we...
A common reason driving patients to consider LASIK was the frustration they felt from the fogging of their glasses when wearing a mask. Patients also shared that the travel budget they had set aside for 2020 could now be used for the refractive surgery they had wanted but had never ...
Nature Communications volume 15, Article number: 3650 (2024) Cite this article 6985 Accesses 6 Citations 13 Altmetric Metrics details Abstract Utilization of digital technologies for cataract screening in primary care is a potential solution for addressing the dilemma between the growing aging population...
Ravi Parikh, MD, MPH, sat down with David Hutton, Managing Editor, Ophthalmology Times®, to discuss his presentation about adopting dropless cataract surgery to help reduce cost to both patients and the healthcare system at this year's ARVO meeting. ...
PanOptix and Vivity IOLs are premium lens placed during cataract surgery that are not covered by insurance. Learn how Vivity IOL is usually more expensive than PanOptix since it is a newer, upgraded technology.
Cataract surgery is one of the most effective health care interventions and produces great health gains for a substantial number of patients at relatively low cost.1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Conventional monofocal artificial intraocular lenses (IOLs) are used to replace the original lens after cataract surge...
Ahmed and colleagues, was that “The base-case analysis showed that the AI strategy resulted in an additional cost of $242 per patient screened to a cost saving of $140 per patient screened, depending on the health system size and patient volume, compared with the ECP strategy. They also ...
Incidence and causes of ocular surgery cancellations in an ambulatory surgical center To report the incidence and analyze potentially preventable causes of ocular surgery cancellations. Ambulatory Care Surgical Center of the Massachusetts Ey... BA Henderson,M Naveiras,N Butler,... - 《J Cataract Refra...
As evidence mounts that it’s safe to transplant the livers of hepatitis C (HCV)-positive donors into HCV-negative patients, a new study finds the practice is also more cost-effective than waiting for a non-HCV-infected donor liver. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania earlier this...