The section has the following topics:
- How to access a vision record from the patient's record
- Creating a new record
- Module functions
- Editing the prescription appearance
Accessing a record
To access the vision record for a patient click the Vision button located on the top of any patient data screen.
Creating a new record
If no record exists for this patient you get the dialog below asking if you want to create a new record or just go to the database and look around. A single records holds eyeglass information, contact lens information and surgery information.
- If you click Go you will navigate to the Vision module but no record will be created.
- Clicking
Create starts a record for the current patient, and Cancel
is for the occasional mistakes.
Module Functions
Let's review what each field or button does from top to bottom
- The tabs across the top navigate to different parts of this patients vision record.
- If you need to find a vision record and you know the chart number click Find.
- To print the current eye glass prescription click PrintRx.
- To return to the patient's record click Return to Patient.
- The Patient and Chart fields cannot be changed. The Current Examiner field selects which provider prescribed the current prescription. To change the examiner just click in the field and make a new selection. The provider's listed here are those personnel selected as a "Group" in the PhoneBook module.
- The field Last Reviewed contains the date the prescription was last reviewed
- Last Changed is the date the prescription was last changed.
Editing Prescription appearance
You have the ability to change the printed appearance of your eyeglass and contact lens prescriptions. To do this click the Edit Rx button at the lower left of the Glasses screen. As discussed in the Forms Module, you edit layouts at your own risk. When you click this button you get the warning below, If you do not want to take the chance, click Cancel.
last updated 9/1/2004