ACA has moderate effect on ophthalmology

CHICAGO — The Affordable Care Act has had a modest impact on ophthalmology so far, but a few unknown factors remain, an expert said at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting here.“As for ophthalmology, the impact to date has certainly been less than imagined and less than feared. There are, however, great risks in the future based on the growth of health exchange products,” Michael X. Repka, MD, AAO medical director for governmental affairs, said in a symposium.

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