Skin care product sales can be part of ophthalmologist’s practice

KOLOA, Hawaii — Skin care accounts for a significant portion of the $400 billion global beauty and personal care industry, and ophthalmologists have a unique opportunity to intersect with those markets, according to a presenter.
“It’s a huge market,” Joely Kaufman, MD, FAAD, director of Skin Associates of South Florida, said at Hawaiian Eye 2020.
In-office product sales are popular in dermatology offices, Kaufman said, and they can be an addition to ophthalmology offices as well.
According to Kaufman, a recent survey indicated that 80% of patients who leave the

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