Breaking the Bundle
Re: "Should You Bundle Your Cataract Supplies?" (March, page 80). I congratulate Nurse Stancel on her position regarding the strategy of purchasing her cataract supplies separate from the phaco equipment and IOL. As the saying goes, "There is no free lunch." The idea that manufacturers of phaco equipment are going to provide this technology at no charge without including finance charges associated with the value of a $50,000-plus piece of equipment does not make good financial sense unless the cost of the IOLs, viscoelastic and packs are inflated to cover this cost. It is very simple to arrange for an equipment lease that is structured to allow for little or no down payment and can be written off as an operating expense. (We do not have a vested interest in any leasing companies.)