{"id":7851,"date":"2022-04-02T06:23:54","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T13:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ignasv\/?p=7851"},"modified":"2022-04-02T06:30:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T13:30:47","slug":"how-to-use-your-cell-phone-for-science-_-free-eye-testing-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ignasv\/2022\/04\/02\/how-to-use-your-cell-phone-for-science-_-free-eye-testing-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Your Cell Phone for Science _ Free Eye Testing Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"

The American academy of Ophthalmology has several FREE eye health apps_CHeck out how to test your vision and monitor your eye health<\/h3>\n

Vision Screening Apps<\/h2>\n

Verana Vision Test (iOS<\/a>, free)<\/h3>\n

This ophthalmologist-developed app tracks your vision over time. It uses a tool called the Amsler Grid<\/a> to look for problematic spots in your field of vision. This can identify changes in your vision caused by eye diseases such as macular degeneration<\/a>. Test results are recorded in the app and can be shared with your physician with the click of a button.<\/p>\n

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EyeXam<\/a> (Android<\/a>, free)<\/h3>\n

You can use this app to test your vision at home, locate an eyecare provider and even make an appointment. You can also test for astigmatism<\/a>, eye dominance,\u00a0color perception<\/a> and track macular disease progression. The results and history can be saved and e-mailed to your doctor.<\/p>\n

Peek Acuity (Android<\/a>, free)<\/h3>\n

This app lets you measure visual acuity using your smartphone and helps determine if you need an in-person exam by an ophthalmologist or optometrist. It includes the equivalents of vision assessments usually done in person, including the \u201ccount fingers\u201d, \u201chand movement\u201d and \u201clight perception\u201d tests.<\/p>\n

Eye Patient (Android<\/a> and iOS<\/a>, free)<\/h3>\n

Developed by three ophthalmologists, this app offers a variety of vision testing tools and educational information about dry eyes<\/a>, cataracts<\/a>, glaucoma<\/a>, diabetic retinopathy<\/a>, retinal detachment<\/a>,\u00a0color blindness<\/a> and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The American academy of Ophthalmology has several FREE eye health apps_CHeck out how to test your vision and monitor your eye health Vision Screening Apps Verana Vision Test (iOS, free) This ophthalmologist-developed app tracks your vision over time. It uses … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":519,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ignasv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7851"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ignasv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ignasv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ignasv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/519"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ignasv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7851"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ignasv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7853,"href":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ignasv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7851\/revisions\/7853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ignasv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ignasv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ignasv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}