From the makers of VisionLookyOS — four granted U.S. patents (11,582,338 · 11,924,365 · 12,242,558 · 12,699,864), cited by Canon, Alibaba, Lombart Brothers, and Kyndryl. Built by a practicing optometrist and U.S. Army veteran.
| License | Perpetual — one payment, yours forever | Platform | Mac today · Windows & Linux coming |
| Data location | Your practice's own Mac — no LookyBox cloud · controls ↓ | Works offline | Yes — fully |
| Patients | Unlimited | Providers | No per-doctor fees |
| Charting | Optometry-specific exams, VA, refraction, plans | Documents | Licenses, insurance cards, scans per patient |
| Extras | Scheduling, eyewear & CL tracking, billing, reports | Languages | Patient forms in EN / ES / ZH |
| Guarantee | 30-day money-back | Support | Email the doctor who built it |
| Brand | Eyeglass-Man® · U.S. Reg. No. 7,812,128 · LookyBox | Place of origin | Texas, USA 🇺🇸 |
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Eyeglass-Man EMR is designed for local-first privacy: patient records are stored on systems controlled by your practice rather than on LookyBox cloud servers. Local storage by itself is not security, and it is not HIPAA compliance — so here is precisely what the software does, what stays on your side, and what is still being built.
| Data location | ● BUILT IN | All records live in a SQLite database and document folders inside the app's data folder on your practice's Mac. LookyBox runs no server that receives patient data. The only outbound connection is the license check-in during the 30-day guarantee window; after that the license is sealed and the app never phones home. |
| Encryption at rest | ◐ YOUR SIDE○ PLANNED | The database file is protected by macOS FileVault full-disk encryption when FileVault is on (System Settings → Privacy & Security). Turn it on for every Mac that runs the EMR. In-app database encryption is planned. |
| Encryption in transit | ◐ YOUR SIDE○ PLANNED | The EMR serves the other devices in your office (front desk, tablets) over your local network only and is never exposed to the internet. That local traffic is plain HTTP today, so run the EMR on a private, password-protected office network — never guest Wi-Fi. HTTPS on the local network is planned. |
| Account permissions | ● BUILT IN | Separate Doctor, Front-desk and Patient (kiosk) accounts. Every server route checks the role: exams, clinical notes and backups are doctor-only, and deleting a patient additionally requires a staff password. |
| Password policy | ● BUILT IN◐ YOUR SIDE○ PLANNED | Passwords are stored as bcrypt hashes, never in plain text. The app ships with starter accounts — change those passwords on day one and use long, unique ones. The software does not yet enforce complexity rules or lock accounts after failed attempts; both are planned. |
| Sessions | ● BUILT IN | Sign-ins expire after 8 hours. Session cookies are HttpOnly and SameSite=Strict, which blocks the common script-theft and cross-site request attacks. |
| Device security | ● BUILT IN◐ YOUR SIDE | A device access code must be entered before any browser on your network can open the EMR. On top of that, use separate macOS user accounts, automatic screen lock and FileVault on every machine that touches patient data. |
| Backups | ● BUILT IN◐ YOUR SIDE | One click creates a timestamped backup folder on the Desktop — database, uploaded documents and scans — and keeps the five most recent. Copy that folder to an encrypted external drive or Time Machine that stays in the office. Never email it or put it in iCloud Drive. |
| Data export | ● BUILT IN○ PLANNED | The backup folder is a complete, open-format export: standard SQLite plus your original files, readable by any tool — no vendor lock-in. Spreadsheet (CSV) export of patient lists is planned. |
| Audit logging | ◐ PARTIAL○ PLANNED | Prescriptions and referrals keep a snapshot audit trail of what was issued and when. A full server-side access log — who viewed or edited which chart — is planned. |
| Disaster recovery | ● BUILT IN | Every backup folder contains step-by-step restore instructions: install the EMR on a replacement Mac, copy the folder in, relaunch. Patients, exams and scanned documents return. |
| HIPAA | ◐ YOUR SIDE | HIPAA compliance is a set of policies your practice maintains — risk analysis, staff training, access rules. Software supports it but cannot deliver it alone. Because no PHI reaches LookyBox, there is nothing for a business-associate agreement to cover; note that in your risk analysis. |
Last reviewed 2 Sep 2026 against the shipping build. When a planned control ships, this table changes the same day.
The industry norm is $200–800 per month, per provider, forever — and most vendors won't even publish a price without a sales call. Here's the whole field, side by side.
| EMR | Pricing model | Price public? | 3-year cost (solo O.D.) | You save with us (3 yrs) | Your data lives… | Works offline | If the vendor disappears | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eyeglass-Man EMR | One payment — $2,995.00 | ✓ Right here | $2,995.00 total | — then $0/mo for life | On your own computer — Mac today, Windows coming | ✓ Fully | Keeps working — sealed license | The doctor who built it |
| RevolutionEHR | Subscription — $319–385/mo base; $500–800/mo real with modules | Partial | ≈ $18,000–29,000 and counting | $13,000–24,000 | Their cloud | ✗ | Access ends | Ticket queue |
| MaximEyes (First Insight) | Subscription — from $325/mo + implementation fee | Partial | ≈ $12,000+ and counting | $7,000+ | Hybrid cloud | Partial | Uncertain | Ticket queue |
| Eyefinity EHR (VSP) | Subscription — quote only | ✗ Sales call required | Unknown until the call | Likely $7,000–24,000* | Their cloud | ✗ | Access ends | Ticket queue |
| Compulink Advantage | Subscription — quote only | ✗ Sales call required | Unknown until the call | Likely $7,000–24,000* | Hybrid | Partial | Uncertain | Ticket queue |
| Uprise (VisionWeb) | Subscription — quote only | ✗ Sales call required | Unknown until the call | Likely $7,000–24,000* | Their cloud | ✗ | Access ends | Ticket queue |
| Crystal PM | License + ongoing support fees — not published | ✗ Not published | Unknown | Unknown — theirs isn't published | On-prem (Windows only) | ✓ | Runs, but support ends | Ticket queue |
| DrChrono | Subscription — plan-based (general medical, not optometry-built) | Partial | Varies by plan, forever | Every month after month 1 | Their cloud | ✗ | Access ends | Ticket queue |
Competitor details compiled from public pricing pages and industry reports, August 2026. Most vendors price per provider and change rates over time — confirm current figures with each vendor. Only one number on this table is guaranteed never to change: ours. *Estimated from the published industry range of $200–800/mo per provider.
Cloud EMRs assume perfect internet and a US credit card billed every month. Eyeglass-Man assumes neither — which is why it works in places subscriptions can't.
Fully offline in the field all day — school screenings, rural routes, mission trips. Charts sync nowhere because they never left the van.
One payment in your own currency's terms — no monthly USD billing, no service cut-off when a card fails, no pricing tied to another country's economy.
Runs entirely on the clinic's own computer. Power and a machine are the only requirements — internet is optional, always.
Patient records stay on your machine, in your clinic, in your country. Nothing crosses a border to a foreign cloud — a legal requirement in a growing list of countries.
Built cross-platform — one purchase, install on any of the three. Then Linux — so a clinic anywhere in the world can run a full EMR on a $200 machine, owned outright, no subscriptions, no internet required after setup. One payment covers your platform, no re-buying.
The same independence that helps a clinic in Nairobi protects a practice in Dallas: no vendor can raise your rent, because there is no rent.
Patient records, reports & analytics, one-click local backups — complete history per patient, searchable, on your machine.
See the EMR →CC, VA, refraction, assessment & plan — built by someone who charts daily.
Clean prescriptions and summaries, every browser, every time.
Intake in English, Spanish, and Chinese.
Screening workflow with auto-filled referrals.
works offline — outage-proof charting
Cross-platform install
whole office — no per-doctor fees
money-back guarantee
Patient records are stored on systems your practice controls — not on LookyBox cloud servers. See the security controls →
No renewal, no expiry, no access to lose. It's your software.
The big cloud EHRs charge every month, per doctor, forever — and most won't even show you the price without a sales call.
The way the big vendors sell it.
* Typical $200–800/mo per provider. Setup & data-conversion fees extra. Stop paying, lose access.
The LookyBox way. One payment, done.
* No sales call. No setup fee. No per-doctor charges. No subscription — ever.
Try the demoThe other guys' pricing page says "Request a Transparent Quote." Ours says $2,995.00. That's what transparent means.
The first ten practices get direct access to the doctor who built it — your feature requests shape the product. No beta asterisks: same full software, same one payment, yours forever.
The full application on sample patients: open charts, write an exam, print. It opens for signed-in LookyBox accounts that have been given access. Nothing you do here touches anyone's records.
Access is per account and expires on its own. Need more time? Reply to your access email.
The browser demo is a taste. The full Eyeglass-Man EMR tour is a personal walkthrough with the optometrist who built it — your questions, your workflow, the whole system. Leave your details and Dr. Grajales will call you to schedule it.
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