How to run your eye care & glasses business with TheCEOApp
TheCEOApp team ·
An optical shop sells both a service, the eye test, and products, frames, lenses and drops. Prescriptions need to stay with the patient for next time.
TheCEOApp keeps the test, the prescription and the sale together.
Eye tests by appointment
Patients book an eye test on your service page; you get their name and phone in the app.
Frames, lenses and drops
Sell frames by the pair and drops by the bottle, with expiry dates on lenses and drops.
The patient's record
Keep each patient's tests and prescriptions on their record, with their consent.
Record every sale in seconds
Add what you sell once, for example reading glasses, photochromic lenses and contact lenses (box), and services like eye test and frame & lens fitting. Suggestions for an eye care & glasses come up as you type, so you don't start from a blank page.
Then record a sale by tapping the items, scanning a barcode or simply saying it out loud. The receipt goes to the patient on WhatsApp with your logo, and part payments are kept against their name.
Keep stock the way you count it
Count stock by pair, piece and bottle. Start with the biggest unit you buy in, say how many smaller ones fit inside, set a price for each and sell in whichever unit the patient wants. Stock goes down as you sell, and you're warned before you run out. Each item can carry expiry dates on each batch and barcodes (scan to sell). You can record each product's batch number, so you know exactly what is on the shelf.
Tools eye care & glasses businesses use most
- Patient records: Visits, diagnoses, treatments and prescriptions on each patient's record, kept with their consent and seen only by the owner and managers.
- Appointment bookings: Patients pick a day and time on your service pages; you get the request in the app with their name and phone.
- Expiry alerts: Add expiry dates to your products; you're warned 30 days before.
- Licences and permits: Keep them in one place and get reminded before they expire.
What every business gets
- Record a sale in seconds: Type it, scan it or just say it. The receipt goes to the customer on WhatsApp with your logo.
- Know who owes you: Part payments, balances and polite reminders, so debts don't get forgotten.
- Stock that adds up: Stock goes down as you sell, with alerts before you run out and a count of what was lost or damaged.
- Your own online shop: A shop page with your products and prices that customers order from on WhatsApp.
- Designs and documents: Flyers, price lists, invoices and quotations in your brand colours.
- Ceopay business account: Receive transfers, pay suppliers and bills, and save, from the same app.
The app calls your customers patients and your products products, so it reads like your business.
Get started
- Go to theceoapp.com (or get the app on Google Play or the App Store) and create your account.
- Choose "Eye care & glasses" as your kind of business. The app sets up the right words, units and tools.
- Add your products and prices, then record your first sale.
- Every new business tries everything free for 2 days, with no card needed.
Questions people ask
- Can an optician keep patients' prescriptions?
- Yes. Prescriptions go on each patient's record, seen only by the owner and managers.
- Can I sell glasses and eye tests together?
- Yes. Add both to the same sale.
- Is there an app for eye care & glasses businesses in Nigeria?
- Yes. TheCEOApp is a Nigerian business app with a setup for eye care & glasses businesses: sales, WhatsApp receipts, stock with expiry dates on each batch and barcodes (scan to sell), debtors, staff and an online shop.
- How much does TheCEOApp cost for an eye care & glasses?
- Every new business tries everything free for 2 days with no card. Plans start at ₦4,000 a month.