Smart phone apps every ophthalmologist should know about

• 作者: Amy Cheuk Yin Lo Ming Yang Wai Ching Lam
• 来源期刊: 国际眼科杂志:英文版
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: APPLICATIONS healthcare CLINIC OPHTHALMOLOGY ophthalmologist
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（8）
• 页码范围: 1329-1333
• 页数: 5页
• 分类号: R77

摘要

We are living in a mobile world,where the number of medical apps is surging in recent years.Over 320000 healthcare apps are now available as shown in the latest research.The major function and potential of these apps vary,from assisting the learning and practice of clinicians as well as achieving better outcomes of patients to preventing eye diseases through the education of healthy individuals.However,based on the various features,ophthalmology apps nowadays contain a wide range of subjects and focus on dif ferent stakeholder s in the ophthalmic practice,including but not limited to doctors,patients,and researchers.Here,we review special and advanced apps that ophthalmologists will find useful in their clinical practice.