Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Retinal Disease Treatments Double Over the Past Ten Years, New Study Finds

As baby boomers continue to age, the number of retinal disease treatments continues to increase.
A study published in the journal Archives of Ophthalmology, analyzed a decade worth of Medicare data and found that the number of retinal procedures increased 192 percent from 1997 to 2007. The largest year-to-year increase (20 percent) occurred between 2006 and 2007.


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