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Cost Effect Of Surgeon And Patient Discretion In Regard To Cataract Surgery, Tyler D. Oostra, Thomas F. Mauger
Cost Effect Of Surgeon And Patient Discretion In Regard To Cataract Surgery, Tyler D. Oostra, Thomas F. Mauger
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the cost effect of surgeon and patient discretion in regard to cataract surgery and how this affects population health care costs. Methods: A model of cataract progression was created from preexisting published data and combined with mortality data and Medicare cataract statistics to estimate the effect of mortality on decreasing the rate of cataract surgery if surgery was delayed until any cataract progression occurred.
Results: Five-year cataract progression rates were determined for a given patient age, sex, and type of cataract. Combined with 5-year death rates, delaying surgery until progression occurred …