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A member asked:
What vision level does does medicare cover for cataract surgery?
7 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Typically 20/40: Recommendations vary between insurers but medicare typically states 20/40 or worse with visual complaints.
Answered 7/25/2018
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Depends: The american academy of ophthalmology recommends that if the visual acuity is impaired the procedure can be recommended. No longer is an absolute visual acuity set for approval.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Subjective: Patient has a complaint of decreased vision affecting daily life (activities of daily living).
Answered 12/22/2012
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