Then he was offered an alternative. Or wait and get it done through medicare. And the choice with medicare was about 12 months to have the operation done. Under paying for it myself, it was a matter of a couple of months. The Canada Health Act stipulates that no doctor can accept payment from a patient, for a procedure that's medically necessary.
Cataract surgery is medically necessary.
But Jack had other vision problems too like nearsightedness that required glasses. Dr. Gimbel had a solution for Jack. I mean the refractive condition of his eye, is required as an elective procedure because that's not covered under the Health Plan. And it's up to the patient to decide what's the most important for him to address. And that isn't the decision that a doctor makes.