AMD Update 13: Retinal Procedures on the Rise
A new study, just published in the October issue of Archives of Ophthalmology and reported by Ophthalmology Web, MedPage Today<, and Medscape Medical News, shows that among those in the Medicare population (age 65 plus), treatments for retinal conditions nearly doubled between 1997 and 2007 – and this trend is expected to continue with the aging of the population and seniors living longer.