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I'm not retina so I obviously might be wrong but I would think the latter. My understanding is medical retina is a tough sell to PP as most senior retina docs prefer to transition to a more medical retina practice later in their career (pays better, less stress) and want younger partners to handle the surgical care. I can also imagine that there is also the question of referral patterns and if keeping cataracts in house would affect relationships with referring comp ophthalmologists.Hello,
I am wondering if it is feasible to do medical retina and enter a retina-only group, while still maintaining cataract surgery skills.
Where would these referrals come from? Will retina-only groups want to take on a medical retina person, or do they not add enough value because they cannot take surgical call?
Thanks for your advice.
All great points. Cataract/refractive has more overhead for sure. Tough to do it in a retina only setting.Retina practices aren't equipped for cataract surgery. You need a biometer, topo, techs who BAT and refract. It's not efficient and not feasible for them to bring on a medical retina/cataract surgeon. Why would they? Retina clinic generates significant cashflow. More so than cataract surgery, and definitely more so than retina surgery. A practice is unlikely to bring someone on who would increase their overhead and decrease their average collections.
Regarding referrals, yeah, you wouldn't be anyone's favorite. Just do comp with a side of retina if you want to do both.