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Follow-up exams spotlighted a cataract in Paterson's left eye. He plans to have outpatient surgery this summer for the very common condition, a clouding of the eye's lens. (Syracuse.com)
Obituaries for Friday, June 6, 2008 Jun 6, 2008
CATARACT/SPARTA, WIS. Nancy L. Amling, 46, of Cataract died Tuesday, June 3, 2008 ... area and moved with her family to the Cataract area ... After military retirement they returned to the Cataract area in 2000. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Delta plane makes emergency landing May 27, 2008
Governor will have cataract surgery ALABANY - A spokeswoman says Governor David Paterson expects to have cataract surgery this summer after operations for a different eye condition this week. Spokeswoman Risa Heller says the cataract - a clouding of the eye's lens - was found in Paterson's left eye during an examination after his recent glaucoma surgery ... She said yesterday he probably will schedule an outpatient cataract procedure before taking an August vacation, and his recovery is expected... (Boston Globe)
Virectomy at Shija May 25, 2008
IMPHAL, May 24: For the first time in Manipur, a combined surgical procedure of cataract surgery with removal of vitreous hemorrhage (known as Virectomy) and application of laser was performed successfully at the Shija Hospitals and Research Institute, Langol ... Most of them become blind due to cataract problem, Palin observed while stating that there was intimation of the directorate of health services for the involvement of private sectors in the taking up eye care in the state ... The Shija... (KanglaOnline)
McCain's Doctors Say Candidate Is Fit for Office With No Signs of Cancer May 25, 2008
The records also show he was treated for an enlarged prostate, underwent cataract surgery, and suffers from arthritis. He takes medication for high cholesterol and had early stage squamous cell cancer and benign growths in his colon removed this year. (Bloomberg -- US)
Vasella Wins Novartis Investors' Support by Mimicking J&J as Drugs Falter May 23, 2008
Alcon, which makes systems for cataract surgery as well as Opti-Free lens fluid, has had 13 percent annual sales growth in the past six years, and 22 percent operating income growth. Novartis expects sales to rise less than 10 percent this year. (Bloomberg)
Brain 'can beat early blindness' May 23, 2008
One woman, who had her vision restored at the age of 12 by a cataract operation, performed almost normally on vision tests at the age of 32 ... Most of the affected children live in remote areas where eye care is not available, and have conditions that could easily be treated, such as cataracts, vitamin A deficiency or conjunctivitis. (Yahoo News -- Brain Research)
Chronic disease claiming too many Ontario lives May 22, 2008
Wait times for cataract surgery, knee and hip replacement and cancer surgery have gone down, the report said. But while there are 44 per cent more CT scans and 97 per cent more MRI scans being done than four years ago, "little progress" has been made in reducing wait times for these procedures, the report found. (Canada.com)
Ontario failing chronic disease challenge: report May 21, 2008
Ontario Health Quality Council chairman Ray Hession speaks about the findings on Tuesday. About 8,000 lives could be saved each year in Ontario if the province did a better job managing chronic diseases such as diabetes, asthma and heart disease, a new report says. (CTV.ca)
Ontario chided over chronic disease May 21, 2008
Ontario could save nearly 8,000 lives a year with "modest improvements in the testing and treatment of chronic diseases such as diabetes and coronary heart disease, a new report by the arms-length Ontario Health Quality Council says. The annual report found less than half of people living with diabetes have their blood sugar under control, and that about half the recommended tests and treatment are being performed. The tests include blood-sugar checks and foot and eye exams, while the treatment... (Globe and Mail)
Prism Glasses Expand The View For Patients With Hemianopia May 15, 2008
25, 2007) Patients in rural China who received cataract surgery from specially trained non-ophthalmologists had improved vision 10 to 14 months following surgery, according to a new. (Aug. (Science Daily)
Govt expects almost 500000 to leave private health May 14, 2008
Oh well maybe we can ultimately replicate the UK's National Health scheme where it only takes a pensioner about 8 years to have an eye cataract removed. The beauty of that is that by the time you get to the end of the queue it doesnt matter any more - the eye is stuffed. (ABC Online)
LASIK: FDA hears warnings of risks, but local doctors say they aren't seeing major complications May 8, 2008
Some patients are just not a cornea laser eye surgery patient, stressed Dr. Kerry Solomon of the Medical University of South Carolina, a spokesman for the American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery. There are still other options for them. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Inquiry into NB flawed pathology tests hears first witness May 6, 2008
The review said that before Menon's cataract surgery late in 2006, technologists observed his vision seemed to be failing. His eyesight was so poor, "he needed request forms to be held closer and closer to his eyes and he needed to get closer and closer to specimens as he was working with them.". (Canada.com)
Vitamin E not effective against preventing Cataract May 6, 2008
According to a new study by the WHS (Womens health study), the risk factor of developing cataract are similar to women who took Vitamin E supplements as compared to those who did not ... According to Dr. Christen, the effects of vitamin E had little effect in preventing cataract even after six and a half years ... Hence concluding that vitamin E does not guard women from cataracts. (Little About)
Before the fall May 5, 2008
One study showed that falls decreased 34 percent among seniors who had the milky opaqueness of a cataract removed from their eyes. Some specialists also point to bifocals and trifocals, which can blur vision, as potentially contributing to falls. (Boston Globe)
Patients share complaints about Lasik surgery May 2, 2008
Most Lasik recipients do walk away with crisper vision, and the American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery reviewed studies showing about 95 percent of patients say they're satisfied with their outcome. But not everyone's a good candidate, and an unlucky fraction do suffer life-changing side effects: poor vision even with glasses, painful dry eyes, glare or inability to see or drive at night. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Lasik alternatives May 2, 2008
"Some patients are just not a cornea laser eye surgery patient," stresses Dr. Kerry Solomon of the Medical University of South Carolina, a spokesman for the American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery ... Warnings of rare problems include retinal detachment, infections, or an increased risk of cataracts ... It's essentially cataract surgery offered to some cataract-free people who wanted Lasik but are bad candidates, perhaps because of extreme near- or farsightedness. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Wasted drugs cost south Essex 5m Apr 23, 2008
The wasted medicine bill of the whole county is 11million while in the south of the county the 5million wasted could pay for 1,000 more hip replacements; 700 more heart by-pass operations;7,000 more cataract operations; 150 more community nurses; and 900 more knee replacements. " 9:47pm Tuesday 22nd April 2008nbsp; Posted by: 152, Rochford on 9:55pm Tue 22 Apr 08 [quote]The wasted medicine bill of the whole county is 11million while in the south of the county the 5million wasted could pay... (Essex Echo)
From Boston to Burma, with vision Apr 21, 2008 Ontario Is National Leader In Reducing Health Wait Times Apr 18, 2008 Austrian eye saviours in South Tongu Apr 16, 2008 Get involved, says Linda Jenkins Apr 15, 2008 Province increases funding to Windsor hospitals Apr 15, 2008 Save it? Spend it? Pay debts? Our plans for tax rebate vary Apr 15, 2008 Cycle of life: Near 90, El Cajon man shatters record Apr 12, 2008 Roses n’ Razzies (April 11) Apr 11, 2008 * Novartis to buy stake in Nestles Alcon Apr 8, 2008 A Flight To Sight Apr 8, 2008 Novartis to Buy 25% Stake in Nestle's Alcon Eye-Care Unit for $11 Billion Apr 7, 2008 NI scientists in cataract advance Apr 3, 2008 Older corneas transplant as well as young ones Apr 2, 2008 Age of cornea's donor doesn't affect transplant Apr 2, 2008 Read more... Apr 2, 2008 Obituaries for Tuesday, April 1, 2008 Apr 1, 2008 Free eye screening for Pramso residents Mar 29, 2008 Genes May Lead To Backward Babies Mar 29, 2008 Liberals make wait time pledge Mar 26, 2008 The gift of sight Mar 25, 2008 Out of the ER Mar 24, 2008 5000 wait for surgery in Gauteng Mar 18, 2008 Quick Quiz on Eye Health Mar 15, 2008 National urban health mission soon Mar 10, 2008 Average NHS wait up under Labour Mar 4, 2008 Mills Storms Lagos church Feb 27, 2008 • LASIK failure toll can be high Feb 25, 2008 Private health claims dismissed Feb 22, 2008 'Fullstop-size cure' for cataract Feb 21, 2008 Health tax shot down in Quebec Feb 20, 2008 Medical Ministry Establishes Endowment Honoring Martin Feb 20, 2008 Martin Receives Prestigious Award Feb 20, 2008 US upholds medical marijuana ban Feb 20, 2008 Vital Signs: Antioxidants may reduce cataract risk in women Feb 14, 2008 NHS private clinics 'underused' Feb 13, 2008 Fears over faulty hospital scales Feb 12, 2008 Brain 'can beat early blindness' Feb 12, 2008 COLUMN: Hospital coverage ignored cost comparisons, banruptcy effect Feb 11, 2008 Injury changes how one man sees the world around him Feb 11, 2008 Some link bouts with depression with failed LASIK Feb 10, 2008 Laser eye surgery under scrutiny Feb 10, 2008 Eye surgery'The Romans carried out cataract operations in Britain' Feb 9, 2008 Depression may follow failed lasik surgery Feb 9, 2008 Atta Mills: It's My Eyes & Nose Feb 5, 2008 Obituaries for Monday, Feb. 4, 2008 Feb 4, 2008 Free surgery partially blinds 14 Feb 2, 2008 Operation Botch-Up: NGO 'docs' bungle, 12 go blind Feb 1, 2008 Mills Flies To South Africa Jan 25, 2008 * World Business Quick Take Jan 22, 2008 Bausch & Lomb to acquire medical device company eyeonics, inc. Jan 21, 2008 Life afloat - Missoula trio finds adventure during 1,400-mile expedition to survey changing face of the Colorado River Jan 21, 2008 Obituaries for Sunday, January 20, 2008 Jan 20, 2008 Antioxidant Vitamins May Reduce Cataract Risk Jan 18, 2008 Family doctor in Singapore for many Indonesians Jan 16, 2008 Wait for surgery savages economy, doctors say Jan 16, 2008 Patient wait times costing economy $14.8B Jan 16, 2008 There's no place like home Jan 9, 2008 Obituaries for Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008 Jan 3, 2008 Thousands enroll in new health plan Dec 28, 2007 A gift card for life Dec 26, 2007 Lawyer: Doctor's reputation unfairly ruined Dec 12, 2007 Medical Board: Eye doc behaved unprofessionally Dec 12, 2007 Feds find that disabilities are declining among elderly Dec 11, 2007 Winter dreams of scuba Dec 9, 2007 Church columnists: Dec. 5, 2007 Dec 7, 2007
A 2-year-old suffering from a traumatic cataract will have priority over an 80-year-old with a mature cataract, because the toddler will benefit longer. Patients must also have conditions that can be treated locally with the proper training and direction. (Boston Globe)
Stevenson Memorial gets a little extra funding Apr 21, 2008
The wait time strategy funding at Stevenson Memorial is for 125 additional procedures in the cataract program. The Central LHIN, which Stevenson Memorial is a part of, is also receiving $6. (Alliston Herald)
For the first time, the WTA gave Ontario the highest grades - Straight As - for meeting performance targets in reducing wait times in five areas: hip replacements, knee replacements, cataract surgery, radiation oncology and cardiac services. No other province reached this achievement. (Canada Newswire)
And in the course of the exercise one pupil was said to be living with a cataract in one of her eyes. She is virtulally unaware of her condition which has the potential of throwing her entire life into complete darkness. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
I got to be in the operating room with a cataract patient and watch the surgery. All of this was done at no charge to the patient because of the work of Lions. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
The money will also be used for cataract surgeries and extending MRIs and CT scan hours. Windsor Regional Hospital CEO David Musyj said the hospital is under "dramatic pressure" to increase and improve those types of services and will be racking up the costs associated with having more staff on duty and extending hours. (Canada.com)
More recently, Ditmars underwent cataract surgery. Though the couple have health insurance, Ditmars expects their out-of-pocket medical expenses to range from $3,000 to $4,000. (USA Today -- Money)
He underwent cataract and hernia surgery, plus dealt with back pain. He has been diagnosed with spinal stenosis, a narrowing of the spinal cord that causes the nerves to pinch. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
She was blind in one eye and had a cataract in the other one. She had few teeth left. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
6 billion in sales and gives Novartis the Opti-Free contact lens treatment, the Travatan glaucoma medicine and the Infiniti line of cataract surgery products. The drugmaker needs new sources of revenue as generic competition eats into sales of its best-selling medicines. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The highly specialized ORBIS plane is packed with equipment, along with volunteer eye doctors that include experts in cataract surgery, corneal transplantation, retinal surgeons, pediatric ophthalmologists, and plastic surgeons. The plane flies to developing countries, where 90 percent of the blind reside - in the past, this has included China, India, Cuba, Ethiopia, Vietnam and Myanmar - and it's then parked and set up as a functioning hospital for around three weeks. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
6 billion in sales and gives Novartis the Opti-Free contact lens treatment, the Travatan glaucoma medicine and the Infiniti line of cataract surgery products. The drugmaker needs new sources of revenue to as generic competition eats into sales of its best-selling medicines. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Cataracts affect about 40% of people over 75 ... About 40% of people over the age of 75 develop a cataract in one or both eyes ... In developing countries there are more than 20m people who are blind from cataracts. (BBC News -- UK)
Researchers recruited about 1,000 people in their 60s and 70s who needed new corneas because of two conditions a swelling known as Fuchs dystrophy and a complication of cataract surgery that together account for almost half of corneal transplants. Participants were divided into two groups, getting corneas either from donors ages 12 to 65 or from those 66 to 75. (MSNBC -- Health)
The national study looked at the success of 1,100 transplants over five years for people whose corneas were damaged from an inherited corneal disease called Fuch's dystrophy or from complications from cataract surgery. Half received corneas from donors older than 65. (Cleveland.com -- News)
Dr. Brian DeBroff, Associate Clinical Professor of Opthalmology at Yale University, recently returned from performing cataract surgery on children in Bangladesh ... Without these cataract procedures, the children Dr. DeBroff operated on were at risk of permanent loss of their eyesight ... One of the children I operated on was a nine-year-old boy who was completely blind due to developmental cataracts, and I was thrilled to have the chance to restore his vision, said DeBroff. (PNN Online)
SPARTA/CATARACT, Wis ... She was a member of Cataract United Methodist Church ... Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Cataract United Methodist Church, Cataract, with the Rev. Benito Agtarap officiating. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
She said it also served as an avenue to sensitize the public on common eye diseases as cataract, allergy, glaucoma, refractive errors, cornea ulcer among others. Rev Owusu-Frimpong said out of the 70 people screened, five were referred to the Hospital while the remaining were given anti-biotics. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
If you feel like cataract surgery might be in your future there are some things you need to know. Get the facts and make the right decision for you. (Click2Houston, TX)
The wait-time strategy, launched in 2004, has targeted six areas: cancer surgery, some cardiac procedures, cataract surgery, hip and knee replacements, pediatric surgeries and MRI/CT scans. Since 2005, cataract surgery wait times are down 191 days or 61 per cent, while waiting for a knee replacement surgery has been reduced 196 days or 45 per cent. Cancer surgery wait times are down 12 days or 15 per cent, the budget document said. (Globe and Mail)
Dr. Moyes is a board certified ophthalmologist specializing in wavefront and standard lasik surgery, cataract surgery and corneal transplant. His office is located in the Northland next to St. Luke's Northland Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. (Maryville Daily Forum, MO)
Globe and Mail Update. March 24, 2008 at 7:07 AM EDT. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
He said 3800 cataract patients were awaiting treatment, 585 people were waiting for joint surgery (mainly for the hip and knee), 450 people needed heart surgery, and another 122 were on the waiting list for spinal surgery. They were on the list for surgery at the Johannesburg, Chris Hani Baragwanath, Pretoria Academic and Dr George Mukhari hospitals. (iAfrica.com)
March 15, 2008 - 8:50 AM Sub-Navigation. A new report shows many of us aren't doing everything we can to save our sight. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Assuring help to hi-tech hospitals like Dr Agarwals Hospital to set up its units in rural areas, he said that under the National Blindness Control Project 30 years ago, a target was set to reduce the people having cataract to 0 ... Last year, 54 lakh free cataract surgeries were done in the country, which is a world record. (Newindpress)
The figures obtained by the BBC News website, from the NHS Information Centre, show that for some cancers average waiting has increased slightly, while big falls have been seen in more minor conditions such as cataract operations and treatment for dermatitis and eczema. Katherine Murphy, of the Patients Association, said: "These figures make us really question whether patients are getting a better deal. "What concerns me is that patients with serious conditions may be waiting longer than they... (BBC News -- UK)
Even though he denied suffering from any major disease, he said he only received treatment for sinusitis and cataract ... The Prof however removed the lid over his illness when he stated that he was suffering from sinusitis and later added cataract, implying that the ailment was not life-threatening. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, which represents about 9,000 ophthalmologists specializing in laser eye surgery, suggests that only 2 percent to 3 percent of LASIK patients experience complications. Copyright. (FOX59, IN)
Under the previous Scottish Government administration, the NHS in Scotland made increasing use of mobile surgery centres, hired from the private sector, for relatively simple operations such as cataract removals. NHS Tayside also went into partnership with the private sector at Stracathro hospital near Brechin. (BBC News -- UK)
Fullstop-size cure' for cataract ... New technology has significantly reduced the length of the incision needed to remove eye cataracts ... One in three people over the age of 65 has a cataract, cloudy or opaque areas that develop in the normally transparent lens of the eye. (BBC News -- Health)
So far Quebec has approved private insurance only for cataract operations and hip and knee replacements. 1. (National Post)
Carolina Eye Associates (CEA) has announced that an endowment has been established in honor of Dr. Robert Gale Martin, a world-renowned ophthalmologist in the field of cataract and refractive surgery and the founder of CEA.. The endowment, created by Medical Ministry International (MMI), a nondenominational medical ministry, will provide scholarships to train ophthalmology residents from Third World countries. (The Pilot Newspaper)
He is a world-renowned ophthalmologist in the field of cataract and refractive surgery and the founder of Carolina Eye Associates (CEA) in Pinehurst. Martin, who was heading out of town, was surprised when notified of the award by phone by longtime friend Dr. Kirby Kilpatrick. (The Pilot Newspaper)
Fullstop-size cure' for cataract. MOST READ. (Yahoo News -- Medical Marijuana)
Vital Signs: Antioxidants may reduce cataract risk in women - International Herald Tribune. Vital Signs: Antioxidants may reduce cataract risk in women ... The antioxidants vitamin E and lutein, from both food and supplements, may reduce women's risk for cataracts, researchers report. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
The clinics tend to concentrate on treatment such as knee and hip replacements, hernias and cataract operations. Some are only doing 50% of the work specified in their contract. (BBC News -- UK)
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One woman, who had her vision restored at the age of 12 by a cataract operation, performed almost normally on vision tests at the age of 32 ... Most of the affected children live in remote areas where eye care is not available, and have conditions that could easily be treated, such as cataracts, vitamin A deficiency or conjunctivitis. (Yahoo News -- Brain Research)
The Montana list has several out-patient procedures, such as shoulder rotator-cuff surgery, cataract surgery and colonoscopies. I think there is a presumption that this is being done everywhere else and that it's a grand success, and that's just not the case, Olsen says. (Missoulian, MT)
" Dr. Mohan Iyer recently figured the incidence of retinal detachments as 1 in 10,000. Reasons for a tear or detachment, he added, include near-sightedness, previous cataract surgery, family history, weakened areas of the retina, a detachment in the fellow eye and trauma. Iyer offered Daniel three options to possibly fix it. Two would involve surgery at Athens Regional Medical Center. And the third could be done in the office. "When can we schedule this. " Daniel asked him. "Right now," Iyer... (Athens Banner-Herald)
The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, which represents about 9,000 ophthalmologists specializing in laser eye surgery, suggests that only 2 percent to 3 percent of LASIK patients experience complications. Dr. Alan Carlson, a laser eye surgeon at the Duke Eye Center in Durham, built his career on correcting the vision of patients at high risk of complications. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, which represents about 9,000 ophthalmologists specializing in laser eye surgery, suggests that only 2 percent to 3 percent of LASIK patients experience complications. Although laser eye surgery has been around for years, little research has been done to explore how the ability to see affects how people feel and act. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The Romans carried out cataract ops ... Perhaps most surprisingly of all is that the Romans - and others from ancient times, including the Chinese, Indians and Greeks - were also able also to carry out cataract operations ... Blows to the head were sometimes used to try and dislodge the cataract. (BBC News -- UK)
The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, which represents about 9,000 ophthalmologists specializing in laser eye surgery, suggests that 2 percent to 3 percent of lasik patients experience complications. In Cleveland, Tenn. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
The NDC leader who is in South Africa for a medical check-up and other undisclosed assignments, revealed that he was only treated for sinusitis and cataract ... And recently I had a cataract operation ... When asked about the state of his health, Prof Mills told an Accra-based radio station from far away South Africa on Friday: That is only cataract. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
She was born Aug. 29, 1928, at Cataract, Wis. to Frederick and Josie Mae (Tichenor) Campbell. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
LUCKNOW: At least 14 poor peasants developed serious eye problems and were left with impaired vision after a botched mass cataract surgery in a Barabanki village, 30 km from Lucknow. The free cataract camp organized by a Kanpur based NGO Ma Vaishno Devi charitable society, set a record of sort on January 11 when a team of six eye surgeons and one technician rushed through 88 operations in four hours. (India Times, India -- Community News)
The doctors of the NGO operated upon 88 cataract patients within two hours, taking just one-and-a-half minute for each surgery. These surgeries werent conducted in an operation theatre but in the courtyard of the school where the camp was being held. (CNN-IBN)
Meanwhile DAILY GUIDE has however learnt that the NDC presidential candidate would undergo cataract operation to correct an eye problem. Prof Mills left Accra just after attending the opening ceremony of the Africa Cup of Nations at the Ohene Djan Stadium on Sunday. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Bausch announced Sunday that the eye health company plans to acquire eyeonics, a privately held California company that makes a special lens used in cataract repair ... Eyeonics, founded in 1998, developed and markets the crystalens intraocular lens, which has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of cataracts. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Bausch announced Sunday that the eye health company plans to acquire eyeonics, inc., a privately held California company that makes a special lens used in cataract repair ... Eyeonics, founded in 1998, developed and markets the crystalens intraocular lens, which has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of cataracts. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
CATARACT CANYON, Utah - This river is loud, I shout, my voice overwhelmed by the roar of rushing water ... Supplee is the official artist of the Colorado Plateau and one of our two river-running companions in Cataract Canyon ... We are camped below Rapid 19 in Cataract Canyon. (Missoulian, MT)
A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Cataract Methodist Church, Cataract, Wis ... Burial will be in the Cataract Cemetery with full military honors by VFW Post 2112. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who eat lots of yellow or dark leafy vegetables, as well as foods rich in vitamin E, may be reducing their risk of developing cataracts, according to new research published in the Archives of Ophthalmology. "Although definitive data to guide public health recommendations regarding these and other nutrients in the prevention of cataract will come from randomized trials, a continued recommendation to increase total intake of fruits and vegetables seems... (MEDLINEplus)
Lee said he used a new technique to perform cataract surgery and surgery for other retina problems. He said that conventionally the surgical treatment for retina problems, known as vitrectomy, required the use of stitches and a long operating time. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
8-billion in 2007 to have patients wait longer than medically recommended for four procedures: joint replacements, cataract surgery, coronary bypasses and MRI scans ... The average Canadian patient who was not treated within the medically acceptable period in 2007 waited a year for a hip or knee replacement and seven months for cataract surgery ... The medical association says waiting longer than recommended for joint replacement cost the economy an average of $26,400 per patient, followed by... (Globe and Mail)
For example, the average Canadian patient who was not treated within the wait-time limit in 2007 waited a year for a hip or knee replacement and seven months for cataract surgery. Heart patients not treated within the recommended period had to wait an average of more than three months for bypass surgery. (CTV.ca)
In health care, the renowned Aravind Eye Care system based in the southern city of Madurai offers cataract operations for $50 to $300 a month, a fraction of the $2,000 or more it would cost in the United States. It performed 200,000 procedures last year. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
and Bill and Peggy Olson and their children, Eugene, Gary, Judy and Conrad of Cataract, Wis. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Bernette Arttus; his paternal grandparents, Victor and Kathryn Wolf; his father-in-law, Daniel Linnehan; and his Godmother, Grace Wolf. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
For many months, she's lived without sight in one eye, without extra funds to spend on a cataract operation. Now, with insurance card in hand and a monthly fee of $91, Ross will have surgery soon after her coverage begins Jan. 1. (Indianapolis Star)
Eating plenty of fruits and vegetables can help you ward off heart disease and stroke, control blood pressure and cholesterol, prevent some types of cancer, avoid diverticulitis and guard against cataract and macular degeneration. In fact, consuming fruits and vegetables has been proven to be so healthful that the old 5-a-Day recommendation has been increased to Eat 5 to 9 a Day by the National Cancer Institute. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
The charges stemmed from allegations that Chase had performed unnecessary cataract surgeries on patients. The board's decision comes two years after Chase was found not guilty in federal court of defrauding health insurance programs by billing for the treatments. (WCAX.com, VT)
The decision comes two years after Dr. David Chase was acquitted on federal criminal charges of defrauding health care programs by performing unneeded cataract surgeries. The same allegations were at the core of the Medical Practice Board's non-criminal case. (WCAX.com, VT)
Another big factor in disabil-ity, impaired vision, dropped as cataract surgery rates rose in the late '90s, Freedman found. Growth in knee- and hip-replacement surgery probably is having the same effect on osteoarthritis. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Outside of the Western Slope, companies such as Beaver Divers frequent spots such as Sylvan Lake, which is close to a 183-mile drive from Montrose, and Cataract Lake, which is a little more than 253 miles away. In cold lakes, Zwaan hosts dry-suit dives in the fall. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Ray James had cataract surgery on Thursday, he is doing fine. Happy birthday to Dana Cornelison Dec. 2, Kim Thomason in Milton, Florida on Dec. 12 and Linda Forester on Dec. 12. (Catoosa County News, GA)
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