The people who made it to the optical dispensary on the last day at 1 in the afternoon had been waiting outside the schoolhouse turned clinic since 2 a.m. that morning. This meant that there were people who arrived late on the last day who were not able to be seen. It was impossible to get the entire line in one picture on the last day, as it went both ways down the sidewalk, and wrapped around two corners. Large as this crowd was, they remained very orderly, not stepping on the grass that the school had planted, nor standing in the sidewalk, left open for pedestrians. It is the job of the registration team to get the big picture in broad strokes.
Translators work with each registrar to see to it that information is correct and complete.
Optical history is noted and any troubles the patient currently experiences are written. Keeping a mission running smoothly is often largely a factor of making sure that patients know where to go next and how to find the end of the line at each station. This is where the vital role of Hallway Traffic Manager comes in. Visual Acuity makes the preliminary judgment of a person's optical state of health. They work hard to give the Optometrists and optical students the best information possible.