IPhone applications for eye care professionals: A review of current capabilities and concerns

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 385-387

  Cheng, Nicholas M ^a   Chakrabarti, Rahul ^b   Kam, Jonathan K ^c  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

E health; Ophthalmology; Policy; Technology

Indexed keywords

FRUITS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; PUBLIC POLICY; REVIEWS; TECHNOLOGY;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTIONS; CURRENT CAPABILITY; EHEALTH; GENERAL PUBLICS; MEDICAL SPECIALTIES; PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT; SMARTPHONE APPS; TARGET AUDIENCE;

SMARTPHONES;

HUMAN; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY;

CELL PHONES; HUMANS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY;

EID: 84897395963     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2013.0173     Document Type: Review

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