title: Drg-39.
abstract: The development of extracapsular cataract extraction with insertion of an intraocular lens has undoubtedly been one of medical science's greatest advances in the rehabilitation of vision. It has also lead to vigorous debates within and without the profession about the efficacy of the procedure and its cost-benefit ratio. Criticism directed toward cataract surgery, both by those in the medical profession and those in governmental agencies, must be addressed if ophthalmologists are going to continue to be able to meet the needs of their patients.
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005245:Fee Schedules / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000191:economics; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods