COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Handling the ophthalmic case load for the aging baby boomer population will require a coordinated effort across eye care, according to a speaker.
At the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting, Mats Lündstrom, MD, of Sweden said the youngest baby boomers are already 61 years old, and as this group ages, the number of older individuals is going to grow exponentially.
“This will impact, of course, all of health care, but what about ophthalmology?” he said. “We have frequent ophthalmic diseases that are age related (Read more...)