
Maintenance for Ophthalmic Product
Buying ophthalmic equipment for your ophthalmic practice is an investment. Like any investment in goods, those goods need to be maintained. If you maintain your ophthalmic equipment properly it can last longer and ultimately cost you less. Maintenance can mean everything from cleaning, replacing ophthalmic batteries and ophthalmic bulbs, diagnostic and computer maintenance and preventing the buildup of dust. By treating your ophthalmic equipment like your luxury car, you'll ultimately serve your practice by making it more profitable an efficient. Here are some tips from VeatchInstruments.com on basic ophthalmic equipment maintenance.
One of the best pieces of advice we can offer is to keep clear and cogent records of all of your ophthalmic equipment. When you get your equipment or instrument, carefully review maintenance and warranty information and develop a calendar, or incorporate into your existing calendar, target dates for cleaning, diagnostic or computing testing and maintenance. By doing this, you and your staff will keep up to date on the status of all of your equipment and you'll be able to make sure you aren't plagued by downtime if any of your ophthalmic equipment needs replacement.