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As Medicare pays less for cataract surgery, doctors turn to moneymaking lasers

More cataract patients, wanting not only restored but improved vision, are paying extra for their doctors to use a laser when a scalpel would do.

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As Medicare pays less for cataract surgery, doctors turn to moneymaking lasers
More cataract patients, wanting not only restored but improved vision, are paying extra for their doctors to use a laser when a scalpel would do.
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