Is a Digital Eye Chart a lower cost solution with more functionality and flexibility than a projector?
For offices that are moving to paperless solutions for maintaining patient records, this is a very low cost solution to a high tech acuity chart. If the computer for the paperless office is a laptop or tablet personal computer that supports a second monitor (most current offerings from laptop and tablet vendors do), the hardware cost is that of a LCD monitor, a mounting bracket and a long video cable. LCD monitor prices keep falling, a 17″ flat panel now sells for under $200. Total hardware cost for extending a paperless office to this solution can be as little as $250. An exam room currently equipped with a PC can upgrade to our digital eye chart for a lot less than our competitors. For an office without a paperless setup, laptops or PCs with dual monitor capability are available for less than $1000 from multiple computer vendors. Offices without a computer currently in the exam room can install the digital eye chart system for a very affordable price. A new flexible high tech solutio