You can keep an up-to-date record of each patient’s contact lens information. There are fields for both the right and left contact lens.
Before entering what the patient wears you should enter information in both the Procedures module, wear each contact lens power you sell is stored, and in the Contact Lenses database where specifics on each contact are stored.
Selecting a Patient’s Contact Lenses
To select a patient’s contact lens, whether OD or OS, click in the Code field. Any record in the Contact Parameters module will appear on this list. Select the lens and the default BC and Dia are used.
Complete the remainder of the fields. Once the parameter fields are filled in you will be informed if that lens is in stock based on the information you have entered in the Procedures module. The other fields and function in this area are:
- When
an OD or OS contact is Updated
click the
to fill in today's
date. - In Vision select the vision attended when the lens was dispensed
- Click
the
next to Rx Expires adds one
year to the what is in the Updated
field. - Last Exam Date has a calendar associated with it so you can select the date the patient was last examined
- If
there is a Contract Date for
the current lenses (such as a replacement contract) enter the date
manually or use the calendar icon to help you.
In the lower section use the check
boxes to select a Care Method. The
scrollable fields, Contact Notes,
do not print and are for your information only.
Special Demographic Features
The Vision module can create special lists for you to review or export to the Forms module to do a mailing. Select a special Find from this pop-up menu and click the button beneath. The current selections will find all Lens Wearers and all Presbyopes.
- If more
than
one record is found the list is sorted by patient and the pick list
below
is created.
- You can also create your own list by clicking the Find button located below the navigational buttons, and entering your find requests. For example:
- You could find all patients using a particular Care Method to let them know about a special
- You could find all patients using a certain contact lens for a similar reason.
To export the list you just created to the Forms module for your mailing click the Export to Forms button and confirm your action.
When imported to Forms these records are flagged as “Vision”.
Last updated 9/14/2004