the broad adoption of therapy by
ambulatory surgery centers, which
will significantly improve patient
access. EW
Editors' note: Drs. Boyer and Garg have
financial interests with VisionCare.
Contact information
Garg: gargs@uci.edu
Boyer: vitdoc@aol.com
surgery centers' payment levels
will be comparable to those paid
to hospital outpatient departments.
Before this year, the outpatient
surgical procedure for telescope im-
plantation was restricted to hospitals
due to reimbursement rules, despite
the fact that approximately 80% of
ophthalmic surgical procedures are
performed in local ambulatory sur-
gery centers. This ruling will enable
Source: VisionCare
