Drawings are critical for documentation
A drawing program must provide basic features for very quick and sim¬ple documentation of graphical findings. It should also have the ability to provide very detailed information when required. The ifa medical record employs two complimentary programs. One method uses quick scratchpad graphics for simple work. The other employs the full features of the ifaImage program. All drawings are displayed in HTML review windows with the textual findings of the exam note. Drawings can automatically be merged into referral letters, patient letters or any other hardcopy correspondence you may require.

Scratchpad
From a SmartScreen button simply click your mouse and the correct “scratch-pad” will pop up. Use a mouse or a pen mouse and draw your findings.

ifa EyeDraw
With ifa EyeDraw, the user can choose a template (like the one to the right) and drag & drop retinal symbols or draw freehand. ifa EyeDraw also allows physicians to make drawings on stored pictures. For longitudinal picture comparisons there is a unique “save as” feature. The user can look at multiple graphical impressions created from one template or one picture over time.

Trend graphs
The ifa electronic medical record browser automatically generates a graphic trend report of intra-ocular readings with recorded glaucoma medications. It can also trend visual acuity measurements for different categories, such as pre-op, post-op, IOL and more. Simply click the menu choice on the left-hand navigation menu option “visual acuity” or “tonometry” and choose “graphics” and it will display your results.

IOP trend graph with the corresponding record information This is an effective graphical tool for patient education and to follow a patient’s progress over time. This information can be incorporated into a referral letter in WORD for ifa or transmitted in an HTML document over the internet for co-management purposes.

Digital imaging
The ifa system has the capability of storing any type of image. Your photo slit lamp, fundus camera and your A/B scan can become an input device to the medical record when combined with a CCD camera or a flash sync device. These images can be called to the screen, printed or even merged into a referral letter. Your complex retinal drawings can be combined with FA pictures or fundus pictures. All external practice documents (letters, tests, insurance cards, etc.) are easily scanned di-rectly into the patient’s electronic record via a standard scanner.

All types of image systems can be connected.

Patient data may be combined with the corresponding OCT files.