Free software for vision stimulation services

Purpose: To develop free software (SAEVI) to improve the vision stimulation services. Methods:The software of visual stimulation service (SAEVI) was developed in microsoft Acess®, version 2003. Results: This database management system allows an efficient patients control and specific patient’s appointments, such as: ophthalmological diagnostic and year of the appointment, and also other options, providing reports of each item. Conclusion: Professionals who work with visual stimulation or in related areas may be benefited from using the software to organize their work routines.


INTRODUCTION
T he information systems provide data without considering priorities and activities, though it is necessary to develop mechanisms that allow a higher control of information flow, aiming to assure the content in all levels of management (1) .
A database or a series of records was arranged in a regular structure, allowing the same reorganization and a production of information that can be kept and accessed by software known as database management system (DBMS).The data presentation similar to spreadsheet; however, database management systems have specific characteristics for storage, classification and management integrity data recovery (2) .
Searching health information databases allow the management of researches and specific reports, aiming to perform, control and measure information systems, procedures and routine primary, secondary and tertiaryhealth care (3) .
With the purpose of computerizing the tasks provided by a vision stimulation service, a database management system was set to patient's information storage, improving treatment routines.

METHODS
The software for clinical of visual stimulation (SAEVI) was developed by using microsoft Acess®, version 2003 (4) .
The entry of patients includes personal data, diagnostics, procedures and conduct.
It is possible to make queries according to their specificities.Data could be exported to other applications compatible to Access ® .
To obtain SAEVI send e-mail to saeviuni camp@ gmail.comIn the option register (Figure 2A) layout of register main screen; (Picture 2B) are typed the following information about the patient: HC number (patient register at the hospital), patient's name, sex, date of appointment, year of appointment, address, city, postal code, state, telephone, mobile phone, date of birth, place of birth, parent's names, ophthalmic diagnostic, other diagnosis -comorbidities, date of the first ophthalmologic, types of therapy, therapy places, other information.
In the option Query (Figure3A), it is possible to make queries by the patient's HC number, patient's name, diagnosis or year of the appointment (Figure 3B).From these queries, the following information are provided: HC number, patient's name, sex, date of appointment, year of appointment, address, city, postal code, state, telephone, mobile phone, date of birth, place of birth, parent's names, ophthalmic diagnostic, other diagnosescomorbidities, date of the first ophthalmologic, types of therapy, therapy places, other information.
In the option report (Figure 4A), it is possible to create records based on the HC number, patient's name, diagnosis or year of appointment (Figure 4B).A report will be provided, containing the names of the registered patients along with all their information.Free Software for vision stimulation services Rev Bras Oftalmol.2012; 71 (5): 289-91

DISCUSSION
The health information system (SIS) (5,6) is considered a vehicle necessary to managing services, organizing and analyzing data in order to define problems and risks, as well as measuring the effectiveness, efficiency and influence that the delivered services may have on health conditions in the population.Guide the implementation, follow and measure health care models, actions of prevention and control of diseases (4,7) , contribute to knowledge production in health and related subjects.
There are non-charged database software to be used as auxiliary tools, like Firebird ® , which require specific programming knowledge.Other commercial software, like Prodoctor.net® and Totvs ® , can alsobe used, resulting in purchase and maintenance costs.
After being used for care of patients in a vision stimulation service, SAEVI -a non-charged database program of free access -was already formatted for immediate use in other vision stimulation services, allowing the migration to other platforms, in case of more complex or commercial software.

CONCLUSION
Professionals from several healthcare segments, mainly those still less skilled, can be benefited from this database services and, from the suggested model, other software can be developed, according to the demand.

Figure :
Figure : Layout -main form open screen

Figure 3B :
Figure 3B: Layout of query form screen by HC number