Referrals in England can now be submitted electronically in many areas. Opticabase has integrated with the referral systems such as Opera to simplify the process and auto-populate the referral system with information in Opticabase.

Setting up

Go into Lists and Doctors and enter the EeRS company for each Doctor. This can be done either individually or by using the box in the top right corner.

Using EeRS (video on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiHVgLYuH2s)

On the final page of the eye exam (Opticabase Clinical) or the exam screen (Opticabase Dispensing/Reception) you can click on “GOS 18”, write in the wording you want on the referral and then click on “Extras/Print GOS 18”. Then fill in the few bits and click on “EeRS”. This opens the referral system where you can finish off entering any info that isn’t pulled through from Opticabase

(If you are using Opticabase Clinical then very little will need to be added. If you are using Opticabase Dispensing/Reception you will need to add more in as you don’t record clinical info in Opticabase)

After submitting the referral you will see on the exam page a box that says “EeRS” in red. Click on the box to download a pdf of your referral into the Patient’s folder.