Smartphones in ophthalmology
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Published on: July 6, 2017
Jay Chhablani1, Simon Kaja, Vinay A Shah
1Shiley Eye Center, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.
Abstract:
The potential usefulness of smartphones in the medical field is evolving everyday. This article describes various tools available on smartphones, largely focusing on the iPhone, for the examination of an ophthalmic patient, for patient and physician education, as well as reference tools for both ophthalmologists and vision researchers. Furthermore, the present article discusses how smartphones can be used for ophthalmic photography and image management, and foremost, the usefulness of the applications such as the Eye Handbook for the ophthalmologist and interested students, patients, physicians, and researchers, currently available in the iPhone.
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