Smartphones are an increasingly common and rapidly developing tool in clinical practice.
Numerous applications or “apps” are available for use on smartphones that aim to help …

Purpose: There is limited information in literature about the scope and usability of
Smartphone Applications (Apps) in ophthalmology. Eye care professionals are therefore …

The first iPhone was released in 2007 and the first Android phone in 2008. Ten years later,
smartphones are becoming ubiquitous. They now have more advanced sensors, cameras …

Dear Editor: We believe that smartphones are valuable tools in the field of ophthalmology. It
is estimated that 1 out of every 2 physicians uses a personal digital assistant (PDA) or …

Purpose: To quantitatively review and categorize the eye care–related iPhone®(Apple®,
Cupertino, CA) applications (“apps”) currently available, evaluate qualified professional …

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 …

In a survey of mobile phone ownership, 99% of health professionals own a mobile phone,
with 81% of these being a smartphone. 1 The most popular smartphone currently being the …

Background Smartphone overuse has been cited as a potentially modifiable risk factor that
can result in visual impairment. However, reported associations between smartphone …

The digitization of ophthalmic images has opened up a number of exciting possibilities
within eye care such as automated pathology detection, as well as electronic storage and …

describing smartphone fundoscopy. With the ease of capturing and sharing clinical images
using smartphones, this technology has important and expanding applications to patient …