The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has agreed to allow astigmatism- correcting lenses as an option for Medicare beneficiaries, according to the Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (FASA).
Lenses to correct astigmatism allowed
April 1, 2007
Lenses to correct astigmatism allowed
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has agreed to allow astigmatism- correcting lenses as an option for Medicare beneficiaries, according to the Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (FASA).
The lenses will be paid as standard intraocular lenses (IOLs) with any additional fees for the lens the responsibility of the patient, FASA says. For a copy of the ruling, go to www.fasa.org/docs/astigmatism.pdf.