KwickPhone for Optometry / Eye Cares · After-hours answering

Stop losing emergency eye care patients to competitors after hours

KwickPhone answers when you're in the chair, books the next available slot, and secures the deposit into your POS automatically.

After-hours answering for Optometry / Eye Cares — KwickPhone answers the phone

You are mid-exam with the phoropter up, trying to focus on a patient’s vision while your phone rings in the back office. You know that call is likely a red-eye emergency or a contact lens wearer in pain, but you can’t pick up. The caller hangs up and dials the clinic across town, handing you a revenue loss and a frustrated patient who needed immediate care. It is a frustrating reality of running an eye clinic: the most urgent calls often happen when you are busiest treating other patients.

KwickPhone steps in as your after-hours receptionist that actually works for your business model. It answers the call using your specific clinic information, listens to whether the patient needs an emergency visit or a routine exam, and books the appointment directly into your calendar. It even processes the deposit and writes the transaction to your POS, so you wake up to confirmed appointments and settled payments, not missed opportunities.

How it works

After-hours answering for Optometry / Eye Cares, handled.

Questions
What happens if the patient has a serious medical emergency?
KwickPhone is trained on your specific escalation protocols. If the caller describes symptoms that match your criteria for a medical emergency, it will immediately transfer the call to your designated on-call staff or advise them to go to the ER, ensuring patient safety remains the priority.
Does it work with my existing optical POS software?
Yes, KwickPhone integrates with major optical POS systems to write appointments and deposits directly. This means you don’t have to manually enter data the next morning; the booking and payment are already recorded in your system.
Can it handle questions about specific contact lens brands?
It only answers from the information you provide. If you stock specific brands, it can confirm availability and book a fitting. If a question is too complex or outside its knowledge base, it will hand off to your staff or take a detailed message for follow-up.