Getting your money’s worth out of OCT

Independent optical businesses can rarely afford to purchase equipment outright for their practice, consulting room or glazing lab.

Instead, several finance options exist to help acquire the latest kit, which can cost anything up to £100,000 depending on the make and model.

Latest fundus cameras, autorefractors, tonometers, digital test charts, topographers, keratometers, lasers, combi units, blocking and edging equipment all require significant investment, but it is the acquisition of an OCT imaging system that needs most attention.

Costing the equivalent of a sports car, practice owners must be sure of a return on investment, which is often driven by an older patient demographic and availability of schemes such as minor eye care services.