Most of our Hyperopic & Presbyopic patients are having a problem seeing themselves in the mirror with a new frame. How about ordering our frames with +1.50 Cr-39 as demo lenses so they can see how they look in new styles ????
Frames with +1.50 demo lenses!!!
Most of our Hyperopic & Presbyopic patients are having a problem seeing themselves in the mirror with a new frame. How about ordering our frames with +1.50 Cr-39 as demo lenses so they can see how they look in new styles ????
"Gravitation can't be held responsible for people falling in love"(Einstein)
"To go no where follow the crowd''
Arman PourMirza
Invest in a decent Digital camera, 3 megapixels are dirt cheap, and show your clients on a pc what they look like. You could also email the pictures to themto show friends and family or print them out for them to take home. In one of our offices we have a photo both that takes four pictures on one polaroid, in the other office we have a camera mirror. They both really help when clients forget their contacts. You can check out the results form the photo both on our website Brass Monocle
Jarratt
That's exactly what I do. Patients love it.Originally Posted by Jedi
Many clients like offices that embrace technology, they feel that the office is more knowledgeable than others and will be more confident in their decision to buy there. I worked in an office that had monochrome screens, they were suitable for the program we were running, but after many "are these from 1985" comments we decided to upgrade to LCD's. We sure sold alot of computer lenses after the switch and it was well worth the expense.
Put all of your frames in envelopes along with a $20.00 bills and send them to me. I will return them to you with +1.50 sph ou.
rbaker
That was my idea too.
Magnifier Mirrors are cheap and then the myopes can see themselves in the frame using a flat mirror.
I will do it for $19 !!!!!!! :D
I'll do it for $15 plus shipping.
Have you ever tried the Optx 20/20 press on magnifiers/readers? They work well and are very inexpensive.
Chip, i am surprised you did not recommend disposable contacts.It works great,gives people a chance to try contacts,usually they will have had a local aneasthetic for tonometry and dont feel a thing.
Peter: One the very first things I was taught was Never Insert a Contact with Anesthetic. Second reason, I am an indepenent dispenser and have to have an Rx specificly saying: "O.K. For contacts." Now on those that I do have such an Rx I have done same but usually in the Rx, high myopes have trouble seeing too.
I have also used a video camera, let the patient try on a selection and then let them see same with old glasses.
Last edited by chip anderson; 11-05-2004 at 07:29 PM. Reason: Mo stuff
Chip,
Is this because the patient can't feel any injury that might be occuring or are there other reasons?
1: Patient can't feel injury.
2: Dries corneal epithelium making it more prone to injury.
3: If used during insertion and removal lesson, gives patient a false sense of security, then he gets home and finds the real world.
4: May allow practioner to brag that his patients don't have pain, but blurrs a truthful evaluation of the real reaction to foreign body, both the contact and/or other.
Now having said all this such niceties are no longer taught in medical or optical training. Now it's any way to get a buck with the least line of resistance. What's the risk of an abrasion compared with my saving 10 min. in instruction time?
Sorry if I answered with more than you wanted to know.
Not at all, it's nice to get a more complete picture. Thanks.
I guess this risks the followup question, does anyone acutually go through a primary (first pair of contacts) fitting on patients with anesthetized eyes?
Coda: Absolutely and especially.
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