Venturing into independent private practice: looking through an optometrist’s eye

Dr Sudarshan Khanal

By definition, entrepreneur is a person who starts business, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit. Personally, I started private practice in Optometry (and my experience can equally relatable to private practice in medicine or dentistry) and by definition it is a professional business that is not controlled or paid by the government. So the most important attribute is being a professional. It would not be in our best interest if we misinterpret entrepreneurship in optometry like other regular business and put efforts in maximizing profits. Entrepreneurship in optometry is related to professional private practice of optometry where eye care needs of people are customized. So I will be sharing my experience related to private practicein optometry with opportunities and challenges. I will be sharing my things in two sections. In first section I will share about starting a private practice and in the second section I will share about opportunities and challenges.