iPhone Eye Apps
Information is Power
Below you will find several phone applications that you may find useful.
Users are encouraged to contact their eye care professional if they have questions or concerns. These applications are not intended to provide a diagnosis and all users should visit their eye doctor for a full examination.
To find out more about each app, click on the link to access their respective webpages.
iPhone/iPad Apps:
Spotlight Text
This App is an eBook reader crafted specifically for individuals with vision loss.
http://spotlighttext.com/
EyeNote
This app is an aid for the blind or visually impaired that reads US currency and communicates the denomination of the note back to the user.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/eyenote/id405336354
Magnifying Glass
This is an App that magnifies whatever the viewer is looking at through the camera.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magnifying-glass-light-digital/id406048120?mt=8
Seeing AI
Seeing AI is an App that can recognize and speak text detected by the smartphone camera, either in tiny snatches or full pages. It can read bar codes on grocery and other product labels, state the product name, as well as nutrition labeling, and cooking instructions. Al can name the color of clothing and other items held in front of the camera, and recognize and read cursive handwriting.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/seeing-ai/id999062298
Bemyeyes
This app allows low vision individuals to be more independent by giving you access to a network of sighted volunteers. By the tap of a button, users can get connected to a sighted volunteer, who is ready to provide visual assistance for the task at hand. Assistance can be requested any time of the day, from anywhere, and it will always be free.
https://www.bemyeyes.com/
Airia
This App uses Horizon Smart Glasses, which are eyeglasses with a built-in camera, to basically put a human assistant into an unsighted person’s ear by beaming live-streaming footage from the glasses’ camera to the company’s agents who can then give audio instructions to the end user.
https://aira.io/how-it-works
Eye Emergency Manual
This manual is designed for use by all medical, nursing and allied health clinicians in Emergency Departments across New South Wales. It provides a quick and simple guide to recognizing important signs and symptoms, and management of common eye emergencies. The app will also be of assistance in triaging patients to appropriate care within the health system. The content within this app was developed by ophthalmic and emergency clinicians of the NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI).
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/eye-emergency-manual/id777216623
The Dry Eye OSDI© Questionnaire
This app helps you calculate your Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI©) score. If you think you may have Chronic Dry Eye, take the OSDI© test in this app and schedule an appointment with your ophthalmologist or optometrist, so you can show them your results.
https://www.osditpp.comhttps://apps.apple.com/app/dry-eye-osdi-questionnaire/id849849034
The Eye Handbook App
Eye Handbook is a diagnostic and treatment reference smartphone app for eye care professionals. It is the most comprehensive app specific to eyecare available on a smartphone.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/eye-handbook/id335546959
White Eye Detector
This app helps parents detect the appearance of white eye in pictures of their children. A white pupil can be a normal photographic effect in pictures (like red eye, but white). White eye can also be a symptom of multiple serious eye diseases such as retinoblastoma, pediatric cataract, and Coats’ disease. These diseases are often first detected by parents because the parent notices white eye in pictures of their children. This app will find pictures on your iPhone or iPad that have white eye, and will show you these pictures so that you can inspect them for yourself.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/white-eye-detector/id904042354
GoodRx
Easily compare prices for prescription drugs just like you compare prices for electronics or airline tickets. The app provides prices, coupons and savings tips for more than 6,000 drugs at virtually every pharmacy in the US.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/goodrx/id485357017?ls=1
MediSafe
A medication reminder for both you and any linked caretakers or family members. It will remind you when to take your medication and notify you and your caretaker if you miss a dose.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/medisafe-medication-management/id573916946
PseudoChromatic Color Test
App provides images that are designed to provide a test which gives a quick assessment of color vision deficiency. Contrary to the name color blind, most color blind people are not blind to color. A more accurate description is color deficient.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pseudochromatic-colortest/id375608394
AMD Eye App
A mobile source of information for patients with age related macular degeneration (AMD) who still maintain some reading vision.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amd-eye/id475736262
Contact Lens Tracker
This is a contact lens replacement app that helps you keep track of expiration and replacement dates for contact lenses. It seems simple and straightforward, and the main screen has a very large font, which can help with readability if you haven’t put your new lenses in yet.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/contact-lens-tracker/id363853333
Air Optix Colors – Color Studio
This application from Alcon allows you to virtually try on various Air Optix color contact lenses. You can upload your own photo or use a model photo to see the different colors. You can also apply makeup to eyes, lips and face. Air Optix Colors – Color Studio for Apple devices.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/air-optix-colors-color-studio/id1051009853