No association seen between Medicare payments, service volumes for highly used retina procedures

There was no association between Medicare payments and service volume for three high-volume retina procedures between 2005 and 2009, according to a study.The retrospective, longitudinal database study provided a quantitative analysis of all retina procedures performed on Medicare Part B beneficiaries to calculate the relationship between Medicare payment and service volume for intravitreal injections, laser treatment for retinal edema and laser treatment for proliferative retinopathy.