There could be several reasons. One possibility, of course, is lack of coverage and inability to pay.
Wouldn't it make more sense for SSI to pay a one time $650 fee for cataract surgery than $900/month for the rest of the man's life?
He could have an irrational fear of surgery, possibly influenced by stories of how bad cataract surgery and its recovery used to be.
You're right on the money with that one Krose. That's pretty insightful. Did you ever work in the medical field? Cataract surgery was much worse at one time than it is now.
Or it could even be that he hates his job so much he would rather see poorly than work there.
That's the reason that really ticks me off. Most people get up and go to jobs every day that they don't like.
And when the confederates saw Jackson standing fearless as a stone wall the army of Northern Virginia took courage and drove the federal army off their land.
ajax18 wrote:You're right on the money with that one Krose. That's pretty insightful. Did you ever work in the medical field? Cataract surgery was much worse at one time than it is now.
It's personal experience. I watched my mother's quick and simple procedure, while remembering what her brother went through many years earlier. What a difference.
Most people get up and go to jobs every day that they don't like.
Isn't that the truth.
That said, there will always be fraud, but I trust that most of it will be caught, even if it's not immediate.
"The DNA of fictional populations appears to be the most susceptible to extinction." - Simon Southerton
ajax18 wrote:You're right on the money with that one Krose. That's pretty insightful. Did you ever work in the medical field? Cataract surgery was much worse at one time than it is now.
Cataract surgery is "magic" these days. My mother (93) had both eyes done this year. Both out patient surgeries and virtually no discomfort. She went from nearly blind to not needing glasses at all.
I illustrated Tom Mazzocco's "taco" (one of the first flexible intraocular implants) many years ago for CIBA. I videotaped a lot of his early surgeries, as well.
If I had to name the most successful advance in medicine, cataract surgery would be at the top of my list.
This, or any other post that I have made or will make in the future, is strictly my own opinion and consequently of little or no value.
"Faith is believing something you know ain't true" Twain.
I illustrated Tom Mazzocco's "taco" (one of the first flexible intraocular implants) many years ago for CIBA. I videotaped a lot of his early surgeries, as well.
Wow, you guys know a lot more about eyecare than I would have ever guessed. I wished I could draw better during anatomy classes. It's the only way to learn it in my view.
And when the confederates saw Jackson standing fearless as a stone wall the army of Northern Virginia took courage and drove the federal army off their land.
I illustrated Tom Mazzocco's "taco" (one of the first flexible intraocular implants) many years ago for CIBA. I videotaped a lot of his early surgeries, as well.
Wow, you guys know a lot more about eyecare than I would have ever guessed. I wished I could draw better during anatomy classes. It's the only way to learn it in my view.
I'm only qualified to draw a picture. You are qualified to make a diagnosis. Way beyond me!
This, or any other post that I have made or will make in the future, is strictly my own opinion and consequently of little or no value.
"Faith is believing something you know ain't true" Twain.
I'm only qualified to draw a picture. You are qualified to make a diagnosis. Way beyond me!
I have all respect in the world for right brain abilities when it comes to art and drawing. Thankfully I had a right brained capable classmate who helped get me through anatomy. In case you haven't noticed, I'm all left brained, still developing my right brain. :)
We had an artist give a lecture at optometry school. It's suspected that some of the greatest artists were amblyopic. It makes sense. They lack binocular depth perception and have to rely on monocular cues to see depth. Often times they're more capable of putting a three dimensional object on a two dimensional sheet of paper.
And when the confederates saw Jackson standing fearless as a stone wall the army of Northern Virginia took courage and drove the federal army off their land.
Ok this story really takes the cake. I met a lawyer. He told me his partner got diabetes. He went to the doctor and got approved for disability. His disability insurance pays out based on his last ten years of income. So he's collecting $100k+ annually on disability. That's a really good insurance policy and seems like a pretty sweet retirement to me. Now he's remodeling his house and doing all the things he didn't have time to do before including exercising and improving his diet. 50 years old, and he'll never have to work another day as long he lives. How many diabetics get a deal like that?
And when the confederates saw Jackson standing fearless as a stone wall the army of Northern Virginia took courage and drove the federal army off their land.
If I told you how much the PTSDers were getting a month you'd crap yourself.
Which would probably make you eligible for PTSD disability.
It's outrageous.
- Doc
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In the face of madness, rationality has no power - Xiao Wang, US historiographer, 2287 AD.
Every record...falsified, every book rewritten...every statue...has been renamed or torn down, every date...altered...the process is continuing...minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Ideology is always right.
I'm only qualified to draw a picture. You are qualified to make a diagnosis. Way beyond me!