Reply re: "Inflation-Adjusted Changes in Medicare Reimbursements for Commonly Performed Oculoplastics Procedures Over the Last Decade"

Jonathan Siktberg¹, Howard Zhang², Sean T Berkowitz¹, Xiangyu Ji³, Qingxia Chen^{1

3

4}, Rachel K Sobel¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
² Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
³ Department of Biostatistics.
⁴ Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.

Jonathan Siktberg et al. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025.

. 2025 Dec 31.

doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000003175. Online ahead of print.

Jonathan Siktberg¹, Howard Zhang², Sean T Berkowitz¹, Xiangyu Ji³, Qingxia Chen^{1

3

4}, Rachel K Sobel¹

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
² Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
³ Department of Biostatistics.
⁴ Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

R.K.S. is a consultant for Kriya Therapeutics. The remaining authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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