ivOphthalmology
Cataract centers, retina,
and ASC throughput together.
Ophthalmology is a surgical specialty layered on a high-volume clinic. Cataract scheduling, retina prior auth for anti-VEGF, ASC throughput, and pre-op imaging coordination are the workflows that determine throughput per surgeon per week. Cara sits inside them.
Sub-practices
Where our work tends to sit.
General Ophthalmology
Comprehensive ophthalmology with mixed surgical and clinic load. AI inside scheduling, pre-op clearance, and post-op follow-up.
Retina
Retina practices with high anti-VEGF injection volume. Prior authorization for Eylea, Vabysmo, and Lucentis, plus injection scheduling and patient adherence support.
Cornea & Refractive
Cornea, refractive, and corneal-disease practices. AI inside pre-op imaging coordination, surgical scheduling, and outcome tracking.
Cataract Centers
High-volume cataract surgery operations. Pre-op IOL calculation, day-of orchestration, and same-week post-op throughput.
ASC Operations
Ambulatory surgery centers built around ophthalmology. Throughput optimization, room turnover analytics, and surgeon-by-surgeon utilization reporting.
Multi-Site Ophthalmology Groups
Regional ophthalmology platforms with embedded ASCs. Standardized intake, centralized RCM, and cross-site surgical scheduling.
Example engagements
Patterns we keep seeing.
Anti-VEGF prior authorization
Agents that handle Eylea, Vabysmo, and Lucentis prior auth across commercial, Medicare Advantage, and Part B step-therapy rules. Saves a dedicated FTE in mid-sized retina practices.
Cataract surgical scheduling and IOL selection
Pre-op imaging coordination, IOL calculation, and surgical-block scheduling that respects each surgeon's preferences and the ASC's throughput targets.
ASC throughput analytics
Room turnover, surgeon utilization, and case-mix analytics that surface where ASC throughput is being lost and which scheduling changes would actually recover it.
Post-op follow-up and adherence
Automated post-op communication tuned to the procedure, with structured follow-up scheduling for one-day, one-week, and one-month post-op visits.
Common questions
What partners ask before
they get on the call.
- Which ophthalmology EHRs does Cara work with?
- ModMed Ophthalmology (EMA), Nextech, Eyefinity, Compulink, and Epic in larger systems. Cara integrates against the EHR's API and writes back to the chart and the surgical scheduler.
- Can the anti-VEGF PA agent handle step therapy and brand-versus-biosimilar rules?
- Yes. The agent reads each payer's step therapy ladder and current preferred-brand rules and routes the authorization accordingly. When a step-therapy override is required, it drafts the exception request with the supporting chart evidence.
- Does Cara work for ASC operations independent of the practice?
- Yes. ASCs run their own scheduling, billing, and throughput analytics. Cara can deploy at the ASC level, the practice level, or both, with shared patient and surgical-block data between them.
- What about pre-op imaging coordination across multiple devices?
- OCT, biometry, topography, and other imaging modalities can be coordinated as part of the pre-op workflow. The imaging stays inside your device ecosystem; Cara orchestrates scheduling and capture so nothing arrives missing on surgery day.
“Ophthalmology is the rare specialty where five percent more throughput per surgical block per surgeon is a real number. Software that does not move that number is not interesting.”