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Posted on 01/26/2014 12:25:19 PM PST by Innovative
Wait times for cataract surgery in London jumped 50% last year, a disturbing trend officials expect will worsen unless Ontario’s health ministry restores funding.
At the start of 2013, 90% of patients had surgery within 153 days. By November, that wait grew to 230 days.
“It’s hurting patients,” said ophthalmologist Tim Hillson, chairperson of the Eye Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.
Patients forced to wait are at greater risk for falls, car crashes and depression, preventable calamities that cost our health-care system more in the long run, Hillson said, so making them wait longer is short-sighted.
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Have you tracked what Lasic costs have done over the last 15 years?
Hint it’s gotten much cheaper, and yes most people pay cash.
Canada has a real problem, but the United States appears to be the best country for cataract surgery; it is not terribly expensive relative to getting your eyesight back, and you can get it in a reasonable period of time.
I had a retinal detachment, and from the time I noticed until I completed surgery was less than 2 days. Of course, that is a bit more of an emergency than cataract surgery.
It certainly helps to have a good relationship with a doctor. Which won’t be the case I fear with Obamacare.
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