VisionPlus India

NILESH THITE ‘ZEISS YOU&EYE AWARDS’ has always been an exciting event. It is heartening to see that eye care practices are getting acknowledged and rewarded for their professionalism.This time I expect more entries and encourage the participants to take time to complete their submissions and showcase their establishments in the best possible manner. I am looking forward to witnessing the great work and be a part of their journey. Equipment: The equipment must be covering multiple areas to provide comprehensive eye care with maximum accuracy with the technology expected to be state-of-the-art. Expertise: Higher and relevant qualifications of the workforce will attract higher points. The number of staff members and qualifications of each of them will be considered. E xperience: The collective experience of all relevant staff members will be considered - the higher the better. Equipment: Instruments to perform various tests to examine the eyes are extremely important when judging for the Clinical category. Brand and technology are further value additions to whether the eye examination room offers services that are with the latest technology. Comprehensive eye examination in optical and optometry facilities is the benchmark here. Other than offering basic refraction and contact lenses services if the facilities can demonstrate that they can offer an assessment of Intraocular pressures, fundus evaluation using non-mydriatic cameras etc. can be useful for rating the clinic higher. Expertise: Qualification of the team that offers eye care services is as important as the infrastructure. If the clinic can have good instruments, expertise to interpret results and offer the necessary service is also important. Expertise also includes offering speciality eye care services like Myopia control, eye care services for children, management of dry eyes, vision therapy etc. If the instruments and PREMA CHANDE services listed are included, it will help scoring more points in the rating. Experience: The number of years of experience again collectively of the team ensures higher ratings as longer the years in service helps to bring in confidence to the people who seek eye-care/vision-care. 34 VISION PLUS INDIA EDITION