Glasses, eye exams, and local optometrists.

Patients book airlines, hotels, and vacations online.  They also want scheduling convenience for eye exams.

Real Exam Time Scheduling

BidmyGlasses can now help optometrists book real exam times online.  No phone calls.  Patients select from REAL EXAM times and complete the enrollment online.  No more calls.  No waiting.  No voice mail.  No requests.

We source your open exams from your practice management software (some 40 partners and growing).  Your open exams are updated as frequently as every 15-minutes.  We configure the OPEN-EXAM-SCHEDULER software to work with your calendar.

Here’s some early results:

1. The OPEN-EYE-EXAM-SCHEDULER … will become the most engaged element on your website.
2. The OPEN-EYE-EXAM-SCHEDULER … is mobile friendly (use your mobile phone and check it out)
3. The OPEN-EYE-EXAM-SCHEDULER works via 4PatientCare but it is compatible with all patient communications tools like Demand Force, WebSystem3, Solution Reach, and more.
4. The OPEN-EYE-EXAM-SCHEDULER … multiplies your patient recall effectiveness when you let them know you now have online scheduling with real exam times.
5. Even better for cash-paying-patients. When the need for eyeglasses is urgent the OPEN-EYE-EXAM-SCHEDULER really works.  66% online searching is for same day exams and 85% of searching for an exam in the next 72-hours.  Cash paying patients put off care for years.  Then they want immediate attention.  Now you can help them and fill your calendar.
6. Be competitive with the big vision care chains. LensCrafters, Pearle Vision Centers, and other are now offing real-time online scheduling.  Now you can too.
7. You can even use the SCHEDULER to track professional referrals, community sponsored events, and your digital marketing programs.

FAQ

1. Do I have to be a 4PatientCare practice?   No. However, we can make all your patient communications work better if you’ll give us a chance.  The OPEN-EYE-EXAM-SCHEDULER is compatible with your current patient tools. You will not have to change a thing.  We’ll do the work and you’ll be REAL TIME in about a week.

2. What’s it cost? You can use just the online scheduler for a small monthly fee and a one-time set up charge. You will see an immediate return in new patients.  You’ll also note a big relief in your front desk staff time with the online scheduling tools.  You’ll save 60-80% versus some other national online scheduling services.

3. What’s BidmyGlasses? We work with 4PatientCare.  We help bring you the OPEN-EYE-EXAM-SCHEDULER as a stand-alone tool compatible with your existing software and patient communications tools.  We also offer the opportunity to market your remaining un-filled eye exams.  With BidmyGlasses you can focus your market promotion spending on just your remaining exams.  We’ll make sure your calendar stays full and you exam chair occupied.

Still thinking?  Ask us about our trial offer.  Get competitive. Get real-time.  Get more patients.

Last minute openings happen all the time.  Hotels, cruses, air travel, and eye exams.

Even the best doctors have some last minute unfilled eye exams.  BidmyGlasses helps optometrists fill those last minute exams and helps patients save money.  BidmyGlasses connects to the doctor’s office calendar and tracks last-minute openings.  Then we offer these special times with special savings for patients will to make the special effort.

Regular patients book eye exams weeks ahead and get primetime after school, after work and Saturday.  When you have time off and schedule ahead you get the best appointments.  Not everyone can schedule ahead two, three and four weeks ahead.

Last Minute Eye Exams

Not everyone has vision insurance.  Generous employers that provide vision care savings for two out of three people.  Congratulations working for such a good company.

If you pay cash for your vision care and you can make one of these special times work then you can save.  In some cases you can even save as much as with vision insurance and not have any monthly premiums.  But, you have to take one of these special times.

Doctors benefit with more patients and fewer empty appointments.  Doctors can make special last minute offers since they are only making the offers for these special times.

You can save as much as 50% on the eye examination and get additional savings of $60 to $100 toward your eyeglasses.

From time to time there are open primetime exams after work and Saturdays.  Just visit BidmyGlasses.com.  Look for eye doctors in zip codes near home, work or school.  Choose a date and check out the special savings offers.

OPTOMETRISTS … we can connect with your office practice management software and help you manage your unfilled exams.  You determine your own special offers.  If your calendar is full then save your promotion support for other days when you need help.  We want everyone to see better, look better, and save money.

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40-million eye exams expire un-used every year while 90-million adults skip annual vision care.  Why?  It is complicated to find a new optometrist, negotiate an appointment, book-an-exam, and expensive if an employer does not sponsor vision insurance.  Patients will make the time for that eye exam when it is easier for them.  See Better.  Look Better.  Save Money. BidmyGlasses

If your generous employer still provides FREE vision insurance then take it!

Bravo!  Ask the benefits be applied toward the rising cost of regular healthcare insurance.  Then get a better deal buying your own vision care.

The cost of vision insurance, co-payments, and deductibles generally exceeds the value of vision care you can buy.  Insurance companies have new benefits restrictions that limit care to 24-36 months.  They add new co-payments due at the doctor’s office. The merchandise savings are so “qualified” the value is questionable.

Still paying vision insurance premiums?

BidmyGlasses helps eye doctors fill last minute, about-to-expire exams.  If you can make one of these special times work then you can save more than if you had vision insurance … especially considering the monthly premiums.

BidmyGlasses even helps you book exams online without any phone hassle.  Find a doctor new home, work, or school.  See pictures of the doctor’s office.  Be comfortable with your choice without shopping around for hours.

We make vision care better for patients and eye doctors.

Oh, paying cash or by credit card for your eye exam?  We can really help.

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40-million eye exams expire un-used every year while 90-million adults skip annual vision care.  Why?  It is complicated to find a new optometrist, negotiate an appointment, book-an-exam, and expensive if an employer does not sponsor vision insurance.  Patients will make the time for that eye exam when it is easier for them.  See Better.  Look Better.  Save Money. BidmyGlasses

There are 33,340 optometrists providing 90-million eye examinations every year.  Optometrists work very hard 250 days each year with 16 daily exam openings.  That is 134 million eye exams every year.  Some industry data suggests only 90-million see an eye doctor this year.  So, approximately 40-million eye exams go un-filled every year.  $3 billion worth of medical attention lost.  Why?

75% of adults can benefit from vision care or about 180-million people.  Half see an eye doctor.  Half skip, postpone, and delay care until it is urgent.  Vision is so important. Why do so many put off care?  It’s complicated.

Eye examinations are good.  Booking an eye exam is complicated.  There are a lot of moving parts like the doctors availability, the patients time, finding a doctor, and then booking an exam is more difficult than it needs to be.  59% of patients search for an eye exam outside regular office hours M-F, 9-5.   Most optometrist’s websites offer little more than a phone number or email request form.  Call me when my office opens.

Patients just put off care until the absolute last minute.

BidmyGlasses makes it better for everyone.  We help patients find eye doctors and eye exams 24/7.  We help make comfortable choices, see real exams, prices, savings offers, and book appointments good for both the doctor and the patient.

We bring all the connection together in Houston, Texas and are working as fast as we can to reach everyone else.

If you would like to help or be helped then contact us.  We getting ready to make vision care easier for everyone.

Growing as fast as we can

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40-million eye exams expire un-used every year while 90-million adults skip annual vision care.  Why?  It is complicated to find a new optometrist, negotiate an appointment, book-an-exam, and expensive if an employer does not sponsor vision insurance.  Patients will make the time for that eye exam when it is easier for them.  See Better.  Look Better.  Save Money. BidmyGlasses

Eye examinations are easy.  Booking an eye exam is complicated.  So complicated half of all potential patients will ignore annual vision care. Delay until it is no longer possible to put up with old eyeglasses and strained vision.

The choice is not so easy when it’s personal.

1.  Has to be convenient – life is busy so the doctor has to be close to home, work, or school.  Most search engines and directories make it easy to find eye doctors by zip code.  That works.

2.  Has to be comfortable – Patients want someone they can trust.  That’s understands them.  Women will say gender doesn’t matter but given a choice women will always choose a women doctor.  Men might make decisions based on preferences.  However, most just go with their spouse’s choice.

3.  Choices are important – Patients don’t buy new eyeglasses that often.  Patients want choices.  Designer frames, regular frames, frame colors, materials, bifocals, trifocals, progressive lenses, coatings, insurance, and most importantly … how do I look?  Optometrists would do well to feature their optician, inventory, and personal fitting attention to attract new patients.

4.  When can I get an exam?  Patients are busy, too.  Family, school, activities, work, and now an eye exam. Patients want to see dates and times.  Exams to click and book.  Not a call me phone listing or email request with three exam time preferences.

Tough Decisions for Eye Exams

5.  Don’t put me on hold– Patients get that doctors are busy, patients in your office want your attention.  But, calling for an appointment and holding for even 2-minutes is frustrating.

6.  Don’t negotiate exam times – Patients just want eyeglasses or contact lens.  They don’t want to rearrange their life, family activities, and vacation schedules.  Let them see available exam times and they will decide.

7.  Don’t’ force calls when you are in the office.  Patients run 24/7 and don’t always have time to call during office hours.  It is complicated to save the office number, find time to call, wait on hold, and then negotiate exam times.  Half of all patients will give up.  We know 59% of patients are looking for eye doctors after regular M-F, 9-5 office hours.

8.  Don’t send me to your answering machine –  See #7

9.  I would like to know something about exam fees – Cash paying patients without vision insurance are looking for another eye doctor because their last visit ended with a big surprise.  Average eye exams cost $130 and eyeglasses $240.  Spending $360 is a lot.  Surprised by $400, $500 or more … leads patients to search for a new doctor.

10.  How about a little savings? – Patients will make extra effort for savings.  Eye doctors average 4-5 unfilled eye appointments per day.  Why not fill those last-minutes openings with patients?  Offer savings to fill those empty exam times.  Patients will respond.

BidmyGlasses helps eye doctors and patients.  We access your office calendar and present your current un-filled exams to cash paying patients.  85% of BidmyGlasses visitors are looking for appointments within 72-hours.  93% in the next week.

We make it easier for patients to get vision care then to put off vision care.  We help optometrists see new patients rather than empty chairs.  We make it easier for everyone.

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40-million eye exams expire un-used every year while 90-million adults skip annual vision care.  Why?  It is complicated to find a new optometrist, negotiate an appointment, book-an-exam, and expensive if an employer does not sponsor vision insurance.  Patients will make the time for that eye exam when it is easier for them.  See Better.  Look Better.  Save Money. BidmyGlasses

BidmyGlasses wants to help the 30-million people that need vision care and do not have vision insurance.  Not every employer provides vision insurance benefits.  Vision insurance is expensive.  Without employer benefits vision insurance can cost $20/month/person.  $240 a year.

For what?  A free eye exam and 20% off the cost of frames and lenses?  The average eye exam costs $130.  The average cost of new eyeglasses is $240.  Without employers providing subsidized vision insurance, the total benefit is $180 ($130 exam and 20% of $240).  The annual cost of individual premiums is $240.

Be careful about new insurance terms that require a co-payment or $25/deductible for the eye exam.

When Patients Search for Vision Care

Still 60-million people visit eye doctors and have vision insurance benefits.  Bravo for generous employers!

About the 30-million of us that pay cash.  Every bit helps.  If you can make one of these special times then you can save.  Doctors offer BidmyGlasses special savings on difficult to fill exam times or last-minute exams.  Plus, they provide additional savings toward eyeglasses.  You can find special savings up to $200 for as little as $65.  Plus, no monthly insurance premiums.

Even if you have insurance, we can still help you book an exam online without any phone hassle.

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40-million eye exams expire un-used every year while 90-million adults skip annual vision care.  Why?  It is complicated to find a new optometrist, negotiate an appointment, book-an-exam, and expensive if an employer does not sponsor vision insurance.  Patients will make the time for that eye exam when it is easier for them.  See Better.  Look Better.  Save Money. BidmyGlasses

1.  Couldn’t find a doctor.  Wanted someone close to work but didn’t want just the first name in the directory. My last eye exam and eye doctor cost too much.

2.  Couldn’t decide on a doctor I liked.  Women say it doesn’t matter but given an equal choice, women choose a women doctor.  Business men will chose a business looking doctor.

3.  I wanted someone with lots of eyeglasses.  I’m particular.  I wanted to update my style.  It’s difficult to find an eye doctor with eyeglasses I like.

BidmyGlasses Last Minutes Eye Exams

4.  I found someone, called and they didn’t answer the phone.  I was calling from my mobile phone on break and they never answered.   It happens when short staffed, someone leaves, a new hire just learning, and the phone rings and rings.

5.  I called and was put on hold so long I just hung up.  Patients in the office have priority.  Patients returning to pick up new eyeglasses have priority.  Patients want to check out.  Most offices are very busy.

6.  I called and they were booked on my day off.  Most people call 1-2 days ahead when they know their schedule. That’s also when the doctor’s calendar is booked.

7.  I called and the next available exam was 2-week out.  See #6

8.  I called, got an exam to fit my schedule, and my boss change plans, so I had to cancel.  Not everyone has control.  Many patients fit their lives around work, family, chores, and others.  Life happens.

9.  I booked an exam and then forgot to keep the appointment.  So embarrassed I didn’t go back.  See #8

10. I need new eyeglasses and an exam but it’s just too expensive.  So, my old eyeglasses will have to go another year.

What’s the answer?  Online scheduling and BidmyGlasses.  We can help you put your exam schedule online.  Real exam times.  Let patients see when they can make an appointment.   Avoid the phone hassle.  Next, let BidmyGlasses work with your close dated open exams.  We’ll reach new patients for you.  Patients that will make your open exam times work in their schedule.  Just offer them a little incentive.  Everybody wins.

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40-million eye exams expire un-used every year while 90-million adults skip annual vision care.  Why?  It is complicated to find a new optometrist, negotiate an appointment, book-an-exam, and expensive if an employer does not sponsor vision insurance.  Patients will make the time for that eye exam when it is easier for them.  See Better.  Look Better.  Save Money. BidmyGlasses