Global eye health: A bigger picture

We are living in a time when there is an app for most things that you can think of; from monitoring how much water you are drinking each day to telling you where you parked your car in a pirate voice. With the increasing coverage of mobile phone networks and access to smartphones, the technology has evolved tremendously. Mobile phones are no longer simply a device to use for communication.

Mobile technology is increasingly being embraced in the medical community for a wide range of activities including real-time patient monitoring, telemedicine, health education, appointment reminders, and increasing adherence to prescribed medicine to name but a few.