The first single instrument that can handle Scheimpflug tomography, Shack-Hartmann wavefront aberrometry and Placido ring corneal topography, the VX 130 from Visionix delivers fully automated measurements and provides crucial data to give ECPs the tools they need to offer their patients the best possible care.

 

PRODUCTIVE AND EFFICIENT

Dr. Pamela Lowe, OD, FAAO and owner of Professional Eye Care Center, Niles, Ill., recently upgraded to the VX 130 after having theVX 120 for about four years. While efficiency is — and should always be — front and center among business priorities, Dr. Lowe notes how it has emerged as even more critical to businesses today than ever before, due to shifts in how appointments are run. “If there’s a good thing to take out of a global pandemic,” she says, “now we know how to be more efficient with patients.”

PATIENT EDUCATION IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS

The VX 130 gives practitioners the tools they need to educate patients so they walk out the door feeling like they understand what just happened in their appointment.
For Dr. Lowe, whose practice has been around for three decades, the value of this capability is often revealed in the context of advanced cataracts. “I’m seeing patients who have aged with our practice,” she says, noting that many patients “just think cataracts is a film over the eye as you age. It really drives the point home to be able to show their lens changes.”

Dr. Lowe says, “When I got this instrument, the word that popped in my head immediately was empowerment. As a primary care practitioner, I’m empowered in diagnosing and educating patients. And the patient is empowered to really understand the importance of the clinical exam and the exact things we were looking for.”

The combination of efficiency, ROI and maximum capabilities for patient education makes the VX 130’s benefits clear for practices of all ages and sizes, but for Dr. Lowe, one point stands out above the rest. “I’m doing a better job for my patients,” says Lowe. “That’s what it’s really all about.”