Vendors

Perhaps the most important aspect of your office, is what you'll be equipping it with. This is what enables you to see patients. Rightly so, we have decided to invest in high quality equipment and start with one lane.

If I can find these pieces used (or their equivalents).. then I'll get that instead of purchasing new. Grand Total: $97,000

1. Exam Lane: Marco Deluxe Stand, Marco 1280 Encore Exam Chair, Marco G2 Slit Lamp ($10,500)
2. Acuity Panel: 20" iMac ($2900)
3. Autorefractor: Topcon KR-8900 ($10,500)
4. NCT: Reichert AT550. I may decide not to get one, and stick with just GAT. ($2,500 used)
5. Lensmeter: Topcon CL-200 (still considering a manual lensmeter). ($3,000)
6. Retinal Camera: Canon CR-1 ($23,000)
7. Visual Field: Humphrey 750 or Octopus 3 series ($14,000)
8. Edger: National Optronics 7E Edger & tracer. If we decide to purchase one, it will be new. All the older OD's have cautioned me on purchasing a used model. This is a risky tactical move; however, my competition does not offer same day service, and second I also want to keep my cost of goods low, although for a startup you wont be busy enough for this to matter much. ($27,500)
9. EMR: OfficeMate ($2,200) They are running a deferred license fee promotion.
10. Anterior Segment Camera: Canon Point/Shoot camera + adapter + EyeFi card ($900)

Vendor Choices:

1. VSI a good source for used equipment
   
2. Lombart
   
3. Cal Coast
4. Universal Ophthalmic
   
5. There are more, so I will continue to add to the list