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of these have had surgical treatment.
Through the Helpline, eligible callers are put in touch with a local ophthalmologist who will examine them and, if necessary, provide treatment - at no out-of-pocket cost to the patient.
After calling the Helpline, patients are mailed the name of a volunteer ophthalmologist who will treat them and who will accept Medicare or insurance coverage as payment in full (for this project).
Ophthalmologists are working with local hospitals to make hospital care available at no cost for those who need it. Hospital charges, eyeglasses and prescription drugs are not paid through the program.
A cataract is a clouding of the normally transparent lens of the eye, which blocks light from the retina and limits vision. Current surgical techniques are highly successful, with more than 90 percent of patients regaining useful vision.
Not all cataracts need to come out, however. Often a cataract covers only a small part of the lens and,
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