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Proposed prostheses List reforms: What do they mean for ophthalmologists?
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Introduction
More than 450,000 Australians aged 50 years and over suffer from visual impairment, which imposes a substantial burden on patients and the healthcare system in terms of reduced quality of life, productivity losses, reliance on vision aids and modifications, and increased long term health expenditure. 1
Due to the increasing prevalence of visual impairment and the ageing population in Australia, a growing number of patients are receiving ophthalmic prostheses, accessed either through the publicly funded health system, or through the national Prostheses List (PL), with private health insurance (PHI) providers paying a rebate. 1
The Prostheses List
The PL comprises a group of…
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