Virtual Eye Clinic
Assess Your Patient’s Vision During Video Consultations
Specialities that benefit from a Virtual Eye Clinic
Ophthalmology
Orthoptics
Optometry
A&E services
Medical Centres
Neurology
Screening
Contactology
Applications of Remote Eye Care
Urgent Eyecare Service
Providing remote visual assessment and triage for symptomatic patients.
Screening
Vision screening tailored for children.
Monitoring & Continuity of Care
Remote patient monitoring for conditions like amblyopia, AMD, glaucoma, cataracts, and stroke.
Improved Acces to Eye Care
Increasing access for remote, rural, limited mobility, and special needs (SEND) patients.
Non-Tolerance to Ophthalmic Prescriptions
Managing patients dissatisfied with their ophthalmic prescriptions remotely.
Customer Acquisition
Attracting potential patients through online video consultations.
Binocular Vision Training
Tracking progress in home-based programs for conditions like convergence insufficiency.
VDU Users
Assessing computer vision syndrome for users in their work environment.
Contact Lens Check-Ups
Video consultations are an effective tool for contact lens (CL) check-ups, helping improve patient compliance, reduce the risk of CL dropouts, and address the lack of post-fit support highlighted by survey data:
%
of CL wearers would be open to using technology during their CL journey
%
of CL wearers would have liked more contact from their clinic during their CL trial
%
of CL wearers experienced issues with their CL during their trial
%
of CL wearers leave their initial assessment with unanswered questions
Source: Technology in the contact lens journey UK, Verve, November 2020
Emergency Care
A study from Moorfields Eye Hospital, published in the MJ Health & Care Informatics Journal, revealed that 78.6% of patients managed through virtual A&E consultations avoided hospital visits.
The study concluded that ophthalmic video consultations in emergency care are cost-effective, time-efficient, and can significantly reduce unnecessary hospital attendance for both patients and healthcare providers.
Visual Functions Assessed Remotely
LogMAR Visual Acuity
ETDRS
Symmetrical
Broken Glasses
Kay Pictures ®
Other Visual Functions
Colour Vision
Visual Fields
Binocular Vision
Ocular Health
Visual Functions Assessed Remotely
Why Choose Optonet?
Developed in collaboration with NHS Scotland, Optonet delivers a user-friendly platform for remote visual assessments, enhancing care with innovative technology.
Evidence-based
Vision measurements obtained in video consultations with Optonet are equivalent to those of in-person examinations (source).
Standard Vision Charts
The same high-quality standard vision charts used in consulting rooms can also be displayed remotely for patients at home.
Automated Calibration System
Screen size and viewing distance are calibrated automatically with AI face detection technology, eliminating the need for patients to make any measurements.
Device Compatibility
A comprehensive suite of vision charts compatible with virtually any digital device at home—phones, tablets, computers, streaming media players, etc.—ensuring patient inclusion and equality.
Video Consultation
An integrated, secure WebRTC video platform is available for interacting with patients. Clinicians can also opt to use their usual video platform and open the Optonet system as an add-on for assessing visual function remotely.
External Eye Imaging
Capable of capturing high-resolution images of the external eye and adnexa during video consultations. In addition, inexpensive lens adapters enable a more thorough examination of a patient’s eye, particularly useful for contact lens follow-ups.
Low cost
An affordable solution with no investment or long-term commitment required.
Secure
Complies with NHS requirements and features end-to-end encryption to ensure data security.
How Does It Work?
Step 1: Schedule an Appointment
Optonet allows for easy scheduling of appointments. The patient will receive an automated email with a link and instructions to access the virtual “Waiting Room” on the day of the appointment.
Step 2: Join the Consultation
The patient should connect ten minutes before the scheduled time using their preferred device (computer, tablet, or phone), to complete a brief calibration. The clinician collects the patient from the Waiting Room and the video call starts.
Step 3: Perform the Vision Assessment
The clinician connects first to a video call with the patient and decides when to launch charts on the patient’s screen to assess their visual function. The patient’s viewing distance is automatically monitored by Optonet using their camera.
Key Benefits as a Complement to In-person Care
Appointments
Reduce non-attendance and use diary gaps for remote consultations.
Costs & Efficiency
Lower costs for providers and patients, and improve operational efficiency.
Waiting times
Shorten waiting times and increase clinician availability.
Patient Convenience
Enhance satisfaction by eliminating travel for follow-ups.
Staff Management
Improve workload control, staff retention, and enable safe remote work.
Quality of Care
Ensure continuity, early disease detection, and reduce infection risks while enhancing patient monitoring.
Optonet Virtual Clinic helps in reducing the Carbon Footprint
The Growing Trend of Video Consultations
Video consultations have seen exponential growth. McKinsey reports that up to 20% of healthcare spending in the US could be virtualized, emphasizing the importance and potential of telemedicine solutions.
Patient Shift in Telehealth Usage:
%
use of telehealth in 2019
%
now interested in using telehealth
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