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Same-day bilateral cataract surgery gains ground, but obstacles remain
Performing immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery, or ISBCS, as opposed to scheduling two separate surgery days, continues to gain popularity, due mostly to patient convenience and cost savings. However, the safety of same-day surgery is still a lingering concern to some, as are suboptimal visual outcomes. U.S. surgeons also point out unjust compensation: Treating the second eye on the same day is reimbursed at only 50% of the first eye.The 2011 Preferred Practice Patterns (PPP) from the American Academy of Ophthalmology for cataract in the adult eye notes that most (Read more...)