The use of smart phones in ophthalmology

Health care workers are increasingly using smart phones. Ophthalmological apps are readily accessible, and they may transform smartphones into sophisticated medical equipment. Smart phones may be helpful for evidence-based medicine, professional education, mobile clinical engagement, patient education, illness self-management, remote patient monitoring, and administrative tasks. Several apps are available to evaluate sharpness, colour vision, astigmatism, pupil size, the Amsler grid test, and other ophthalmological tests. For capturing pictures of the anterior and posterior eye segments, smart phones may be helpful ophthalmic equipment. With the usage of smart phones, professional literature and instructional information for patients is readily accessible. Smart phones are capable of storing large amounts of data and are helpful for long-term monitoring while maintaining patient anonymity. The use of smart phones as diagnostic instruments, in particular, is not standardized, and the findings should be carefully weighed. Smart phones are the future of ophthalmology and medicine because of their innovative role in research, teaching, and information exchange.