Blog by Dan Durrie, MD

When surgeons consider adding office-based surgery to their practice, they tend to have questions about five main issues.

As cataract volumes continue to grow, there is growing interest in office-based surgery.

Safety is the most critical data point with respect to ophthalmic office-based surgery being accepted as an option for surgeons who are considering adding an in-office surgical suite to their practice.

When our practice decided we wanted to make cataract and refractive surgeries more patient-friendly and efficient, adding an office-based surgical suite turned out to be the best decision we could make.

Our practice was prudent and deliberate in adding office-based surgery.

At Kugler Vision, we view refractive surgery as an opportunity to help improve people’s lives.

One positive benefit of performing surgery in the office setting is that practices have complete control over all aspects of patients’ experience with their procedure.

From a cultural standpoint, the generation known as baby boomers has had a tremendous impact on society.

Driven by increasing cost and medical innovation, many surgeries are now done in multispecialty ASCs rather than hospitals.

Before COVID-19, most patients — even those undergoing elective ophthalmologic procedures in ASCs or hospitals — experienced some level of anxiety, ranging from mild unease to severe panic attacks.