of surgery."
Keeping patients in
the dark about
cataract surgery's
pass-through costs
could have clinical
implications. For
example, a patient
with a significant
astigmatism might
show up for surgery
and refuse to pay for
implantation of a toric
IOL, which would
have greatly improved
their vision, because
they assumed their
insurance would pay
for the premium lens.
"They need to know
if spending out of
pocket for improved
visual outcomes is
worth the added
expense or a waste of
money," says
Christopher Kuntz,
MD, a cataract sur-
geon in Seattle, Wash.
"In some cases,
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