As an ophthalmologist, chances are that many of these people are your patients! Unfortunately, not all ophthalmologists have websites that can be easily accessed by people with vision difficulties. Some websites might have layouts that reject screen readers or fonts that result in significant eyestrain. If you’re providing eye care services, you must make sure that your website is accessible to people with vision problems.
Your patient base is consistently turning to the internet to research healthcare options to help them make decisions, including eye care providers. That means your digital presence is more important than ever — and we’re not just talking about having a Facebook page.
As an eye care professional, you must be able to recognize, understand and adjust to trends and changes in technology to remain relevant to new and existing patients. In other words, you need to keep your practice modern.
Once upon a time, billboards were an effective way of marketing your business or practice. But do billboards still work? The answer is yes and no.
With the year coming to a close, we’re looking back on all of our blog posts in 2017. From cataract care on a monkey to winning 14 awards for our marketing and design efforts, we covered a lot of ground!
Here at Sightpath Medical, we’ve had a long year filled with thousands of refractive, cataract, and femto case days.
Let’s face it: getting new patients is expensive. Most ophthalmologists spend 2 to 4 percent of their net practice collections on marketing, with some practices spending upwards of 10 percent. If you’re going to dedicate time and resources to marketing, it’s important to be methodical about it. Below, we’ve outlined several steps to take when planning your marketing campaigns for 2018.
It’s that time of year again! ASCRS has released its annual clinical survey focusing on current trends and technologies in the ophthalmology field. This year, more than 1,100 ASCRS members answered key questions about cataract surgery, astigmatism management, presbyopia correction, ocular surface diseases, and other ophthalmic topics.
In the United States, nearly 42 percent of the population lives with myopia, and researchers estimate that number will only grow. Many of these people will turn to refractive surgery to correct their visual error – after all, LASIK is the most popular elective procedure in the world. If you’re a cataract surgeon, offering refractive procedures like LASIK sounds like an excellent way to increase your patient base. But is it?
Individuals who live in rural communities often find it more difficult to receive medical care than their urban counterparts. With a dwindling number of physicians practicing in rural areas, greater distances for patients to travel, and a struggle for many patients to find adequate transportation, it can be hard for a rural ophthalmology practice to provide a high level of service.