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Presbypopia literally means “old eyes,” emphasizing that as we age, our eyes become less flexible, making it more difficult to focus. This normally occurs between the ages of 40 and 50 and progresses through age 65. The first symptoms are usually problems reading smaller print, leading to the use of reading glasses, bifocals and trifocals.
The high cost of eye care and optical surgery in the United States has led many people seeking treatment for their vision problems to medical travel agencies that represent the largest private hospital network in Mexico, where the price for quality medical care is significantly more affordable for Americans.
In addition to wearing glasses, there are several treatments for presbypopia, including monovision LASIK (which leaves one eye suitable for distance viewing and the other for close-up viewing); conductive keratolasty (used to help one eye see better up close while the other eye is left untouched with a contact lens that corrects distance vision); Surgical reversal of presbypopia (SRP) with scleral expansion bands (SEBs); and refractive lens exchange (RLE), in which the natural lens is replaced with an artificial lens.
Innovative PresbyLASIK procedure approved in US in 2010, NOW in Mexico
One of the newest and most promising treatments for presbypopia is multifocal LASIK or PresbyLASIK. PresbyLASIK is a procedure currently in clinical trials in the US, but the procedure has been approved in Mexico and Europe. With multifocal or PresbyLASIK, different ‘zones’ are created on the surface of the cornea to correct vision at short, medium and far distances. With monovision LASIK correction for presbypopia, patients must use their eyes independently to see near or far; with PresbyLASIK, patients can naturally focus on any object from any distance using both eyes.
While the multifocal PresbyLASIK procedure is not yet FDA-approved in the US, it is performed with state-of-the-art VISX technology at Hospital Angeles Tijuana, just 15 minutes across the border from San Diego. Hospital Angeles is one of 20 technologically modern hospitals that make up the largest private hospital network in Mexico, regularly hosting US medical travelers seeking affordable, high-quality medical and surgical care.
Low cost of medical travel to Mexico attracts patients from all over the world
Surgical procedures and hospital stays in state-of-the-art hospitals are already available in Mexico for only a third of the price paid in America. The U.S. nonprofit Medical Tourism Association reports in its survey of U.S. medical travelers (estimated at more than 500,000 annually) that the vast majority are avid repeat customers and referrals to Mexico’s state-of-the-art private hospitals and medical centers, where they received their surgical procedures. While private Mexican hospitals are as modern as famous American hospitals, they usually cost less than half of their American counterparts. Although the hospitals in Angeles have identical advanced equipment and resources, the U.S. health care system has higher costs associated with medical education, training, insurance, and facility construction. Costs are driven up even further by the US health insurance industry. The net savings for the Mexican travel medical patient working with a medical travel agency in Mexico are often quite significant, from 50-75% less than medical and hospital costs in the US.
Convenience and savings
With the help of a medical travel agency Mexico, it is easy to get to the right hospital. There are 20 hospitals in major metropolitan areas throughout Mexico with direct flights from most major US cities. Most medical travelers have easy access to cheap flights to and from Mexico every day, making affordability an attractive option when long wait times are added to the skyrocketing prices of medical and surgical care in the US.
Because presbypopia LASIK surgery can be performed on US medical travelers over a weekend (including flights, procedure, and hotel), the savings are high for these types of medical travel packages for Americans. The innovative procedure implemented on the latest VISX technology costs less than $5,000 (both eyes), while the procedure is expected to debut in the US at $10,000 – $15,000 or more. According to the Medical Tourism Association’s survey of medical travelers, patients who take medical trips to Mexico often enjoy tourist time, which includes fine dining, leisurely shopping, and resort beaches; more than 8 in 10 said they would definitely choose medical travel, Mexico, as a solution again in the future.
Mexico meets and exceeds current medical standards
While many people know that Mexico offers beautiful beaches, great food, lively music, great golf and excellent deep-sea fishing, in the past decade Mexico has quickly become widely known for its high-quality, affordable medical care. Even the most advanced medical and surgical care in Mexico is typically a third of the cost of the same medical care in the United States. After factoring in travel-related costs, U.S. travel medical patients realize significant savings by seeking treatment in Mexico.
But savings and quality are not the only attractions of Mexico medical travel. In a 2009 survey, most medical travelers report to the U.S. nonprofit Medical Tourism Association that they found their hospital and surgical care in Mexico as good or better than their U.S. health care experiences, and they wouldn’t hesitate to recommend the experience recommend to other US patients who need high quality, affordable medical care.
Mexico’s low cost of living and lower costs for the same medical technologies found in the US, as well as lower doctor, hospital and specialist costs compared to the US, can all work together to provide US medical travel patients with exceptional care at a fraction of what she would pay for the same care in the United States.
Hospitals in Mexico undergo a rigorous qualification process that ensures the highest international standards in education, training, equipment and patient-centered care. Hospital patients in Mexico do not experience the restrictions and rationing of health care through insurance premiums, policies that penalize pre-existing conditions, claim rejections, and out-of-pocket expenses. This results in a high level of service and patient satisfaction with their overall experience.
Americans can save thousands of dollars by seeking medical care in Mexico, getting the same high-quality medical care they would expect in the U.S. at a fraction of the cost, and in a hospital that is modern, beautiful, and easy to get to from most major US city airports.
In particular, the combination of medical care and tourism is a winning combination for patients seeking Wavefront Presbypopia LASIK surgery.
Affordable and convenient care
Medical Travel, Mexico, includes 20 hospitals in major metropolitan areas throughout Mexico, including Tijuana, Juarez, Mexico City, Puebla and Guadalajara. For most Americans, a hospital in Mexico is just a quick direct flight to Mexico, San Diego, or El Paso, where they can be picked up from the airport to the hospital as part of their medical travel package. In addition, nearly half of the U.S. population lives within driving distance of Mexico, making it a convenient alternative to the U.S. healthcare system.
Medical travel agencies, Mexico, partner with hotels and airlines to offer special discounts to patients. Instead of waiting months for a three-minute appointment with a Wavefront LASIK doctor in the United States, U.S. medical travel patients who choose Presbypopia LASIK surgery in Mexico can save thousands by driving or flying to Mexico for the same care and prescription drugs at a fraction of what it would cost in the United States and enjoy a more innovative, effective treatment for presbypopia that may not receive FDA approval in the US in years to come.
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