Opinion
Insurer’s new policy limits access to cataract surgery
An ophthalmologist performs eye surgery on a patient. (Photo: PRESSLAB, via Shutterstock)OPINION: “I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up!” proclaims an elderly woman in a 1980’s commercial for LifeCall, a home system that summoned emergency care, but became the subject of derision and perhaps a bit of schadenfreude over time, spawning parodies. Of course, it might seem funny until it’s you or a loved one, perhaps the victim of a fall due to poor eyesight.