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The ongoing legislative inquiries by both chambers of the 16th Congress on the alleged padded claims by certain unscrupulous hospitals, eye clinics and doctors from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) have raised fears and concern, especially among us paying members.

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The whole month of August, Borough Center for Sight, considered one of the country’s premier eye care clinics, celebrates Sight Saving Month at its branches in CyberOne building, Eastwood, Quezon City, and at the South Wing of SM Mall of Asia.

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There’s a bit of good news for cataract patients as the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) now covers bilateral cataract surgery under two separate packages at a case rate of P16,000 each.

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There are 569,072 Filipinos suffering bilateral blindness, according to the Department of Health (DOH).

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Is it possible for a doctor to perform 1,555 cataract surgeries in one year?

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Yes, it purposely looks like the chart we are asked to read when having our eyesight checked; but when you read it fast, it does make sense.

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Amid the ongoing probe into allegedly fraudulent claims of some eye doctors and centers, the state health insurance firm said starting yesterday, an eye surgeon is allowed to perform only up to 10 cataract surgeries per day.

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The ongoing legislative inquiries by both chambers of the 16th Congress on the alleged padded claims by certain unscrupulous hospitals, eye clinics and doctors from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) have raised fears and concern, especially among us paying members.

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The whole month of August, Borough Center for Sight, considered one of the country’s premier eye care clinics, celebrates Sight Saving Month at its branches in CyberOne building, Eastwood, Quezon City, and at the South Wing of SM Mall of Asia.

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There’s a bit of good news for cataract patients as the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) now covers bilateral cataract surgery under two separate packages at a case rate of P16,000 each.

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There are 569,072 Filipinos suffering bilateral blindness, according to the Department of Health (DOH).

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Is it possible for a doctor to perform 1,555 cataract surgeries in one year?

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