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                        TRY CONTACTING UC. SAN FRANCISCO .  THEY HAVE A GREAT EYE CLINIC SO DOES   JULES STEIN AT UCLA.  INSURANCE COVERS THE PROBLEM.  I HAD THE SURGERY 209 YEARS AGO AND HAVE SEEN 20/25 SINCE THEN.  INSIST ON BEEN SEEN AND GO TO A UNIVERISTY HOSPITAL TYPE SETTING    GOOD LUCK