LibGuides: Optometry Research Guide: Mobile Apps &amp; Telehealth

Featured App

The Eye Handbook app "is the number one mobile app for ophthalmologists, optometrists, opticians, orthoptists as well as ophthalmology residents. This is the most comprehensive diagnostic and treatment reference app for eye care professionals. This is a handy tool for ophthalmology specific testings, calculators and quick coding references like ICD, CPT, E&M and medical codes for ophthalmology. Eye care professionals can find useful ophthalmology practice specific references like Patient Education, Treatment Reference, Eye Atlas, Eye Diagrams, DDx, Classifications, Vision Standard and more......"

Read an article on this app:

The Eye Handbook: A Mobile App in Ophthalmic Medicine (2013)
Published in the journal Missouri Medicine

Learn more about Apps

Check out these articles/websites that recommend apps for optometry students and professionals!

Smartphone use in ophthalmology: What is their place in clinical practice? (2020)
From the journal Survey of Ophthalmology, see the tables on pp. 257-258 to pick up search terms to use in your device's app store.
Smartphone ophthalmoscopy: patient and student practitioner perceptions (2019)
This article from Journal of Medical Systems reports on perceptions of the iOS app D-EYE: https://www.d-eyecare.com/en_US/pages/d_eye_app-146.html
Top ophthalmic applications to use in your practice today (2019)
From AAO Academy Live Newsletter
Undermining a common language: smartphone applications for eye emergencies (2019)
This article cautions that most apps have not been rigorously tested for clinical use
Visual acuity assessment and vision screening using a novel smartphone application (2019)
From The Journal of Pediatrics, this article specifically looks at the Android app Peek Acuity: https://www.peekvision.org/en_GB/peek-solutions/peek-acuity/
Innovative smartphone apps for ophthalmologists. (2018)
From Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology, some useful apps are suggested.
Professional involvement in ophthalmology iPhone application development: an update (2018)
From the Journal of Mobile Technology in Medicine, this lists some apps and makes recommendations for professional involvement in app development / testing
iPhones for eye surgeons (2012)
This older article from the journal Eye: The Scientific Journal of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists recommends some apps you might be interested in.
iMedical Apps
"Mobile medical app reviews and commentary by medical professionals."

Telemedicine Tools

Visual Acuity Testing for Telehealth Using Mobile Applications (2021)
From JAMA Ophthalmology, download the PDF to see tables with app information

Apps Referenced in Publications

D-EYE (iOS only; Cost: Free)
"The D-EYE Smartphone-Based Retinal Imaging System easily attaches to your iPhone, creating a device capable of recording high-definition video and still images of the posterior segment of the eye for health screening and clinical evaluation." Referenced in article Smartphone ophthalmoscopy: patient and student practitioner perceptions (2019)
Peek Acuity Mobile App (Android Only; Cost: Free)
This vision screening app helps identify people who need further examination. Referenced in article: Visual acuity assessment and vision screening using a novel smartphone application (2019)
Pocket Eye Exam (iOS only; Cost: $1.99)
"... this application includes an OKN strip, pupil chart, Snellen (Visual Acuity) chart, red desaturation test, and Ishihara plates, as well as extensive educational material for these tests, the ophthalmoscope and the Maddox Rod." Referenced in article Undermining a common language: smartphone applications for eye emergencies (2019)
Vision Test (iOS only; Cost: Free)
Listed in article iPhones for eye surgeons (2012)
Visual Acuity XL (iOS only; Cost: $74.99)
"Provides an efficient and reliable assessment of visual acuity for literate & illiterate people as well as preschool children". Referenced in article Undermining a common language: smartphone applications for eye emergencies (2019)
The Wills Eye Manual: 200+ Ophthalmic Conditions (iOS; Cost: Free)
Referenced in article: Top ophthalmic applications to use in your practice today (2019)