Shown below are a full glossary of integrations with third parties available through FLEX.
For more details about any integration please contact support@optinetuk.com
24x - Text Messaging
Useful for recall, reminder and ad-hoc messaging from just 5p per credit. Please see Text Messaging through FLEX
Customer usage: heavy
BottomLine - Direct Debit Collections (also known as OPS - Optical Payment Services)
Manage monthly payment plans that reconcile automatically in FLEX
Customer usage: light
CooperVision - Contact Lens Ordering
In Development: The ability to order contact lenses directly through FLEX
Customer usage: n/a
Docmail - Remote Printing Service
Please see How do I use Docmail? We also have links with Webpost and Visual Extreme
Customer usage: moderate
EasyScan - EasyScan
Capture and review EasyScan retinal images.
Customer usage:
Essilor - Visioffice
Patient and Dispense information can be sent to Visioffice 2 & Visioffice X; Rx and Frame information is sent back to FLEX.
Customer usage: light
Essilor - AVA Phoropter
Patient details can be exported in XML format and read by the Essilor AVA phoropter system. Press 'External Link' in the Sight Examination Window.
Customer usage: light
Hawkstone - VCA Tracer
Potential ability to 'remote edge' frames in FLEX and send via Hawkstone to your supplier. Supplier-specific restrictions apply.
Customer usage: light
Heidelberg Engineering - Heidelberg Eye Explorer
A link has been added between FLEX and the newer Heidelberg Spectralis OCT which uses the Heyex2 software. More information at Heidelberg HEYEX
Customer usage: light
Henson - Henson 9000
The ‘Remote Control’ is accessible from the ‘External Link’ menu in the ‘Pre-Exam’ screen and the sight examination screen (clinical & non-clinical). Each option on the remote control will launch the Henson software, passing through the patient name, FLEX patient ID & date of birth. Additional selection windows appear for ‘Drivers test’ and ‘Zata test’.
Customer usage: light
Loqate - Postcode Lookup
Save time on address entry and be assured data is valid. Please see Postcode Lookup in FLEX
Customer usage: heavy
Luneau - VXbox
Allows the Vx65 prescription data to be imported into FLEX. You need a VBVox for this to work.
Customer usage: light
NHS England - EGOS England
Paperless submissions of GOS1 & GOS3 in FLEX. Please see EGOS England
Customer usage: moderate
NHS Scotland - EGOS Scotland
Paperless submissions of GOS1, GOS3 & GOS 4 in FLEX, plus 'Last Sight Test' check facility.
Customer usage: moderate
Optinet - Online Appointment Booking
The ability to make slots bookable online. Please see Online Booking Overview
Customer usage: moderate
Rodenstock - WinFit
Export Patient and Prescription information from FLEX to be imported into Winfit under 'B2B Import'.
Customer usage: light
SMTP2GO - Email
Useful for recall, reminder and ad-hoc messaging at no charge. Please see Email through FLEX
Customer usage: heavy
TopCon - Focimeter
Read a prescription from a Topcon CL-300 lensmeter. The ‘Remote Control’ is accessible from the ‘External Link’ menu in the ‘Pre-Exam’ screen and the sight examination screen (clinical & non-clinical).
Customer usage:
Thomson Software - Phoropter Head
FLEX does not integrate with a Phoropter Head directly, but the Thomson Software which accompanies it. You can Pull / Push RX's to and from the phoropter head if you are a clinical user within the Clinical Refraction pages of the Sight Exam.
Customer usage: light
Xero - Accounts and VAT (Making Tax Digital - MTD)
Please see XERO and FLEX - now compliant with Cash and Accrual methodologies.
Customer usage: moderate
Zeiss - iCom
Transfer Dispense measurements to Flex from iTerminal Mobile, transfer Clinical Rx from iTerminal Mobile to Flex, send electronic orders directly to Zeiss
Customer usage: light