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Eye Care - Treatment of Macular Degeneration
 

You pay 20% of Medicare-approved amounts for diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions of the eye.

Medicare covers a treatment for "wet" age related macular degeneration with predominantly classic lesions. This treatment is called ocular photodynamic therapy with verteporfin.

Medicare is the name given to a health insurance program administered by the United States government, covering people who are either age 65 and over, or who meet other special criteria.