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gering, says Dr. Boland. He figured his center would have to convert
roughly 20% of its 4,000 annual cataract cases to laser procedures. "But
not every patient has disposable income, so that's not necessarily an
easy thing to do," he points out.
The reimbursement model is viable at high-volume centers with
multiple surgeons using the laser, says Dr. Shoemaker, whose facility hosts approximately 7,000 cases a year. He's performed more
than 200 laser procedures since adding the technology in July.
Dr. Boland believes the specialty will find a way to work lasers into
routine cataract surgery, but with today's current technology and
reimbursement models, it's not going to catch on as quickly as some
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