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regular, stable astigmatism and
healthy corneas.
Success will depend on the prac-
tice adopting a set of key compo-
nents, including an enthusiastic and
educated team and financing op-
tions. Clinical requirements include
both a mastery of surgical skills and
power calculations, as well as access
to optical biometry.
One of the biggest new tech-
nology obstacles is an insufficient
number of patients to support its
use. Specifically, 47% of attendees
cited that as the leading obstacle for
them to add new technology like
costly excimer laser systems.
"If you have just a handful of
cases each year, it's hard to justify
the purchase of a brand new excimer
laser or femtosecond flap maker,"
Dr. Trattler said.
Among the financial solutions
for costly capital purchases is the use
of local open access centers, where
surgeons can bring some of their
patients and gain experience with
the technology. That approach can
bring in enough volume to justify
the addition of roll-on, roll-off tech-
nology in which companies bring
costly capital equipment to practices
on a temporary basis. That was the
approach Dr. Trattler used for 4 years
to add selective laser trabeculoplasty
before his practice was able to pur-
chase a device. EW
