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Prescribing workflow

Itch is the tell — here’s the script, built for you.

OptoGuide™ takes allergic conjunctivitis from presentation to a ready-to-sign prescription — the drug and directions pre-fill from the condition, you add the patient, and nothing is stored.

Structured for Australian optometry practice. Source-cited clinical reference; not individually clinician-reviewed.

Red flags: assess urgently before anything else

Itch with papillae and watery discharge fits allergy, but these features support escalation or same-day review if the cornea is involved.

  • Pain, photophobia, or reduced vision.
  • Contact lens wear with redness or discomfort.
  • A unilateral severe presentation or corneal staining.
  • Atypical recurrence or a picture not fitting simple conjunctivitis.

One connected workflow, not separate lookups

Recognition, management, prescribing, and referral usually live in different tools. In OptoGuide™ they are one path, and each step hands off to the next so the decision keeps moving.

  1. Step 1

    Triage the presentation and findings

    Start from the presenting complaint, then the findings — here an itch-predominant conjunctivitis pattern with papillae and watery discharge — using signs rather than discharge alone.

    • Itch is the discriminating symptom for the allergic pattern.
    • Separate uncomplicated allergy from corneal involvement early.
    • Document laterality, itch, and discharge clearly.
    Allergic conjunctivitis findings screen in OptoGuide
  2. Step 2

    Confirm the first-line management

    Open the condition for structured guidance — an optometrist-managed allergic conjunctivitis, with the first-line topical management presented at the point of decision.

    • Optometrist-led management is framed within your scope and endorsement.
    • Escalation cues stay visible alongside the management plan.
    Open the allergic conjunctivitis workflow
    Allergic conjunctivitis disease workflow with first-line management
  3. Step 3

    Build the prescription

    The first-line drug and directions pre-fill from the condition. You add the patient at the point of care — nothing is stored, and the PDF is generated on-device.

    • Drug and directions carry through from the condition, so you review rather than retype.
    • Patient details are entered locally and never leave the browser (DEC-007 / DEC-008).
    Open the prescription generator
    Prescription generator pre-filled from the condition
  4. Step 4

    Generate the script

    OptoGuide™ prepares the prescription — prescriber, patient, drug, and directions filled — ready to print and sign. Dosing and review travel with the drug.

    • A print-ready PDF, generated client-side.
    • You confirm quantity and repeats; the clinician reviews, signs, and follows up.
    • OptoGuide supports the workflow — it does not diagnose, prescribe, or verify prescribing authority.
    Generated prescription PDF (prescriber shown as demo values)
    Illustrative example — prescriber identity and patient are demo values.

Clinical basis

This guidance reflects standard optometric clinical reasoning based on:

  • Australian optometry clinical practice patterns
  • Australian medicines regulation and PBS prescribing context
  • Common ophthalmology referral standards
  • Evidence-based clinical training and practice
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