A third of optical practices are planning to invest in new technology in the coming year with optical coherence tomography (OCT) and imaging continuing to be the drivers and Optrafair the possible place to buy.
According to exclusive research by Optician on behalf of Birmingham Optical Group, 38 per cent of independent practices and 17 per cent of multiple practices are intending to buy equipment in the next 12 months.
Top of the shopping list for practices are fundus cameras (26 per cent), OCTs (23 per cent) and pachymeters (20 per cent). A further 12 per cent said they intended to buy digital imaging equipment. The most popular way to pay for these purchases was lease (46 per cent), cash (36 per cent) or through a loan (18 per cent).
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