Equipping A Practice

Last Updated (Wednesday, 09 July 2008 02:21) Written by John Warren Monday, 23 June 2008 15:54

One of the great challenges facing anyone opening a new practice or adding/replacing technology in a recently acquired practice is what type of equipment to purchase for upgrades and what to look for in that technology (features, construction, functions etc) 

From automated phoroptors instead of manual ones, tilt vs articulated chairs, hand-held tonometers vs. slit lamp mounted tonometers, the choices to be made are many.  We have collected information about making these choices and the some of the options available.  Some of the information comes directly from manufacturers and will obviously promote their products, but there is a lot of good information in any informational piece.

Here are a few articles about general equipment purchases from Optometric Management and Review of Optometry  

Review of Optometry Product Guide 

Six Reasons To Purchase New Equipment 

Buying Equipment, New or Used? 

Advanced Refraction, is a manual phoroptor the right decision or should you look to newer automated refracting equipment for the refractive portion of your patient care?

Understanding Custom Wavefront Refraction And The H-D Eye Exam 

This is a reprint of an advertorial produced by Marco Ophthalmic. While "Marco Specific", there is a lot of good content that is useful when considering a new chair, stand and/or slit lamp. Click here for the document.