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Ambulatory Surgery Center Development

By Ronald Blair Introduction This article was prepared for the purpose of documenting the process we went through in the development of a freestanding ambulatory surgery center for ophthalmic practice. We wanted to share our experience so that others might be...

The Case For ASC Equipment Planning

  You’ve decided to build an ambulatory surgery center. You’ve agonized over the risk. Excitement about the prospects of independence, freedom, control and even profit fills your thoughts! Now it is time to for you to go about ASC equipment planning! Hundreds of...

Vitreoretinal Surgery In The Ambulatory Surgery Center

F Hampton Roy, M.D. Ophthalmic Outpatient Surgical Society (OOSS) Councilor to AAO “Vitreoretinal surgeons have traditionally operated in hospital-based settings for several reasons. Until recently, most procedures were long and tedious, they often required the use of...