THE APPLICATIONS OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY IN MY PRACTICE AS

AN OPHTHALMOLOGISTMAJOR DR V RAGHAVAN VSM

SENIOR CONSULTANT OPHTHALMOLOGY AND NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGY

APOLLO SPECIALITY HOSPITALCHENNAI ,INDIA

APPS WILL FOLLOW WITH SPRING OF MOBILE

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FROM NOVELTY TO MAINSTREAMPATIENT APPS FOR IMPROVED HEALTHCARE

App and device

• Any medical app connected to a device that helps in diagnosis like interpretation of ECG is considered a medical device and comes under FDA regulations, concerns patients’ safety

• FDA does not have any problem with other medical apps

• vide Mobile Medical Applications, issued on Feb 9, 2015(non binding recommendations)

Patient friendly drawing

camera

follow up

video

Me• 1 I use it daily in all the ward patients who can

not come to my office• 2 Quantitative analysis of data has immensely

helped neurosurgeons before the patient is taken up for surgery in RTA, ICSOL, Tr optic neuropathy

• 3 So many bedridden oncology and hematooncology patients have been helped with prescription of glasses, alleviating illness.

• 4 has given an identity too. Here I am

Benefits for the eye specialist

• 1 quantifies visual status at bedside• 2 for clinical and legal purposes• 3 with additional portables, even prescription

of spectacles can be done to a bed ridden patient

• 4 outside hospital settings, importance is even more

• 5 camera captures clinical pictures prospectively and for follow up

Benefits for any doctor• 1 The calender gives a comprehensive data

management from surgical schedules, to appointments, reminders and power of IOL etc

• 2 Notes: instant note book for your clinical notes and references etc . Opinions and advice can be emailed directly

• 3 YouTube to check on your clinical doubts and to upload (check legal aspect on this)

• 4 email and browser options • 5 Face to face with patients with Facetime.

For the general practitioner

• 1 with Snellen chart, the distant vision can be assessed and the patient feels good

• 2 near vision chart: Rule of thumb is near vision normal, eyes are normal visually

• 3 Ishihara color vision chart: important from medical exam and for color vision complaints

• 4 Both the patient and doctor more confident with this approach “on the money”

Theory and practice

We all place a great deal of relianceOn the THEORY AND PRACTICE of science But the hopeful intentions Of so many inventionsCan be quite buggered up in “app”liance