Orthoptists: plan eye exercise follow-up sessions

How orthoptists can plan eye exercise follow-up sessions with online booking: a series booked from your list, after-school slots and progress reviews.

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Eye exercise programmes run as a series: a set number of sessions at a regular rhythm, then a review. If patients book each session themselves, the rhythm slips and progress is harder to judge. With Book, you book the series yourself from your list at the end of the assessment, every session lands in the patient's calendar, and a review closes the series.

Services for the series

On Book, each service has a name, a price and an optional description, all shown on your public page. Each slot belongs to one service, sits within one day and has its own capacity.

ServiceExample slotPlaces
Eye exercise session30 min1
Progress review30 min1
Eye assessment – child45 min1
Eye assessment – adult30 min1

Durations are examples: set your own according to the rules that apply to you.

Booking the series from your list

After the assessment, agree the number of sessions and the rhythm, then book them yourself from your bookings list, for example the same weekday and time each week. First and last name are enough; with the patient's or parent's email, they get a confirmation with a calendar file for each session. Book doesn't send reminders, so the calendar files keep the series on track.

After-school times for children

Children come after school. Keep those hours for series you book yourself, and don't open public slots then. Slots repeat weekly on the weekdays you choose until an end date, so open public slots only for assessments at other times.

Progress reviews

Book a review at the end of the series from your list, to decide whether to continue, space sessions out or stop.

School holidays

Plan series around school holidays, or offer holiday mornings for families who are away during term. Move sessions from your list if needed.

Adults

Adult patients can have sessions at lunchtime or early evening. Book their series the same way, at the times you agree.

Keep health details out of the note

Notes appear in the calendar file. When you create bookings, leave the note empty or practical, and ask patients and parents not to write health details in it.

Missed sessions

Patients can't move or cancel online: they contact you, and you move the session from your list. State your notice policy in the description.

What Book doesn't do

Book doesn't store records or exercise plans, take payments or send reminders. One booking page per business, no staff field: in a shared practice, create services per orthoptist. Book costs €5/month, everything included: unlimited services and bookings, no commission, no contract.

Who books the exercise sessions?
You do, from your bookings list, at the agreed rhythm.
How do I keep after-school hours for current patients?
Don't open public slots then; book series from your list.
Can I end with a review?
Yes. Book a progress review at the end of the series.
Does Book send session reminders?
No. Each session has a calendar file.

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