VIDEO: Insurance coverage a persistent hurdle in crosslinking for keratoconus
INDIANAPOLIS — In this Healio video, Brooke Messer, OD, FAAO, FSLS, from Vance Thompson Vision, discusses controversies in the management of keratoconus specifically related to insurance coverage of corneal crosslinking.
“Something I find really interesting about the state of crosslinking in this country is that we have to prove that patients with keratoconus are progressing in order to be considered eligible to have corneal crosslinking done and covered by their insurance,” Messer said.
As keratoconus is by definition a progressive condition, Messer posed the question of why a patient’s vision should potentially have to worsen before they can be considered eligible for treatment.
“Why do we have to wait?” she asked.
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Jedlicka J, et al. Rapid fire: Controversies in the management of keratoconus. Presented at: Academy 2024; Nov. 6-9; Indianapolis.
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