Albertans waiting for eye surgery getting a break (AM770 CHQR)
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Alberta’s Health Minister, Gene Zwosdeskysays he’s loosening up the purse strings so a long list of Albertans waiting for cataract surgery can be taken care of — faster. He says it’s because there’s more money for the procedure and more providers have been signed on. It’s expected that should translate into 1600 additional surgeries. Zwozdesky says Calgary, in particular, has one of the longer …
Eye donor month highlights progress (The Daily Toreador)
By: Derek Moy More than 40,000 eye transplants are needed every year in the United States, and they helped a local father raise his daughter after he was nearly blinded by the genetic disease keratoconus….
