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I wonder what people's thoughts are regarding the role of new young comprehensive ophthalmologists.
Is it more advantageous (or less disadvantageous) in more competitive or less competitive markets? Are they primarily seen as primary care eye doctors or as referrals for cataract surgery consultation as well as lasers, chalazions, etc in markets where optometrists are not allowed to do those procedures? Is there any reason to hire a comprehensive doc for a partnership track when there already seems to be an unlimited capacity for cataract surgery and there is already a subspecialist who is better able to handle everything else?
I practice in a large group and it seems almost unfair to me to hire a comprehensive (cataract surgeon) to do the most lucrative procedures while everybody else gets corneal ulcers, bad glaucoma, retinal detachments, neuro bombs, eye lid lacerations, amblyopia, etc.
Is it more advantageous (or less disadvantageous) in more competitive or less competitive markets? Are they primarily seen as primary care eye doctors or as referrals for cataract surgery consultation as well as lasers, chalazions, etc in markets where optometrists are not allowed to do those procedures? Is there any reason to hire a comprehensive doc for a partnership track when there already seems to be an unlimited capacity for cataract surgery and there is already a subspecialist who is better able to handle everything else?
I practice in a large group and it seems almost unfair to me to hire a comprehensive (cataract surgeon) to do the most lucrative procedures while everybody else gets corneal ulcers, bad glaucoma, retinal detachments, neuro bombs, eye lid lacerations, amblyopia, etc.