Archives: Testimonials

Jerome Hernandez, OD

Clearly in the era of COVID-19, the way we practice eye care has been impacted in ways we never saw coming just a few months ago. “Social distancing” is now a phrase we see applied to all aspects of how we interact with others outside of our home setting.

When we decided to look at how we could maintain our distance form our patients, yet still provide state of the art patient care, an automated refractor immediately came to mind. The TRS provided the solution we were looking for. It allows me to maintain a distance of over 6 feet, and if the user really wanted to, they could even refract from another room altogether. It also integrated with my autorefractor as well as my EMR, so the data transfer is seamless.

So in our quest for maintaining a safer environment for our patients as well as our staff, Marco’s TRS was just what we needed.

Heriberto Ramos, OD

For years, I have been looking for the right product for my patients. I’m so glad I held off for the Equinox! It’s easy to implement in a busy practice, and yields dramatic results. I finally have a solution that works. This is definitely going to be the highest ROI that I have encountered, from happy eye referrals!

Karl Stonecipher, MD

Dr. Karl G. Stonecipher, MD

We have had the opportunity to work with the system for over 3 years at this point. It has been a very successful addition to our practice. The additive options such as the Blue and Red LLLT mask treatments allow us to treat mixed mechanism dry eye patients and the LLLT device alone allows us to treat all patients no matter what skin type. Overall, this device is our primary “go to” device as an initial treatment and having this device has increased the referrals from our comanaging doctors.

Bruce Butts, OD

The Equinox has been the best thing we have done for our practice in the last 20 years.  I used to dread hearing from patients that they had dry eyes.  Now I have a way to treat their dry eyes and it has made an amazing difference.  We are treating up to 12 patients a day and getting amazing results.  We have been treating patients with MGD, rosacea, blepharitis, styes, and chalazia.  We have also used low level light therapy (LLLT) for some of our patients with facial acne and wrinkles.  Our staff love using it because it is easy to use and the patients tell them how great they feel.

Paul Karpecki, OD

This LLLT technology is extremely impressive.  It’s the best kept secret in dry eye disease! We are doing about 8-12 procedures a day with multiple masks.  It works exceptionally well on conditions such as Chalazia or demodex blepharitis/rosacea etc.   Also, very promising for MGD/DED as we’re seeing exceptional results in patients with DED/MGD

Irvin Borish, OD

…Interpreting refractive data – not gathering it – will remain the cornerstone of Optometry. The future of the profession rests on its ability to adopt more of a medical model toward gathering patient data. Quantitative measures can be done on machines. A doctor should only perform functions that require clinical judgment.

Alex Hall, Practice Administrator

The doctors in my practice comfortably delegate all testing to our technicians. With the “Marco Connect” EMR capability, transcription errors are taken out of the equation. We have fewer remakes in our optical that has not only helped to increase our optical revenue, but the OPD-Scan III selects patients that need a second pair of glasses at night. We have the ability to show our patients on the TRS the difference in their old prescription vs. new, and how a night pair of glasses would help them in just seconds.

Mike Johnson, OD

Although I work hard, Marco played an integral role of my success. What I found is that the total XFRACTION package shortened my exam time by an average of 5 minutes. Instead of 25 minute complete exams, they are now around 20 minutes. I increased my exam fee slightly and I have my staff do the OPD pre-testing because it is so easy, fast, and accurate. The information is transferred into the TRS and there is such a flow and rhythm to refracting now – even the patients like it. Because of this streamlined system, I was able to increase to 500 eye exams in one year. Even if you just started with the basic automated chart and digital refractor, it would pay for itself in 6 months.

Brett M. Paepke, OD

I like the accuracy and comprehensive nature of the data I receive from the XFRACTION process. When I enter the examination room, the results are on my screen. At a quick glance, I have a feel for what the patient’s optical path looks and what his best corrected vision should be. I can effortlessly and immediately show the patient differences between his habitual correction and today’s refractive result, which allows for an easier justification of the investment in new eyeglasses. Considering the time needed for printing and transcribing the data, I estimate I’m saving 3 to 5 minutes per encounter. That’s significant found time each day.

April Jasper, OD

With the XFRACTION system’s speed and accuracy, I was able to grow the practice in the space that I had. I now have 2,100 square feet and three lanes. At first, I thought I needed just the one system, but after only a month in the new office, I realized I needed all three lanes running with the same process. It’s been a tremendous benefit to the practice.