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2. New developments in treatment for cataracts - AOL

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   NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Game-changing technology is now available for treating people with cataracts. Hartford Hospital’s Eye Surgery Center is one of a few in the state with customizable ...

3. Cataract surgery - Wikipedia

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   Cataract surgery is one of the most cost-effective health interventions, since its economic benefits considerably exceed the cost of treatment. [ 128 ] [ 129 ] The 1998 World Health Report estimated 19.34 million people were bilaterally blind due to age-related cataracts, and that cataracts were responsible for 43% of all cases of blindness.

4. Global access to cataract surgery - Wikipedia

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   The weighted mean number of ophthalmologists per million inhabitants in the region was approximately 62. Cataract-surgery coverage widely varied across Latin America, ranging from 15% in El Salvador, to 77% in Uruguay. Barriers cited included cost of surgery and lack of awareness about available surgical treatment.

5. Manual small incision cataract surgery - Wikipedia

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   MSICS is a procedure that was developed to reduce costs in comparison with phacoemulsification, which requires expensive high-tech equipment that needs skilled maintenance, and is relatively unsuited to less developed regions, and to eliminate the need for suturing the incision, by using a self-sealing incision.

6. One Millionth Procedure Completed Using LENSAR’s Cataract ...

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   ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LENSAR, Inc. (Nasdaq: LNSR) (“LENSAR” or the “Company”), a global medical technology company focused on advanced robotic laser solutions for the treatment of cataracts, today announced that more than one million procedures have been performed using its technology.

7. When he couldn't pay for cancer treatment, the hospital sued

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   The research found an appendectomy in the same hospital can cost as much as 32 times on the upper end what that facility’s lowest cost is for the service; cataract surgery can cost nine times ...