Cataract surgery becomes refractive: learn how IOL choices and preop counseling across distance, intermediate and near turn 20/20 into 20/happy.
|Videos|August 22, 2021
How new prior authorization policy affects cataract surgery
Author(s)Alex Delaney-Gesing , David Hutton
Michael Rivers, MD, discusses the impact of Aetna's new policy requiring prior authorization for cataract surgery on ophthalmologists, their workflow, and patients.
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