@article {1538327,
	title = {The Use of Mobile Applications as Low-Vision Aids: A Pilot Study},
	journal = {R I Med J (2013)},
	volume = {103},
	number = {8},
	year = {2020},
	month = {2020 Oct 01},
	pages = {69-72},
	abstract = {OBJECTIVE: To determine the most commonly used and highest-rated mobile applications (apps) for low-vision aids. METHODS: This was a convenience sample survey. Patients known to use low-vision apps at a nonprofit low-vision center (INSIGHT, Warwick, RI) were contacted by phone between June and September 2019. INCLUSION CRITERIA: age 18+, Snellen visual acuity (VA) below 20/70, and the use of low-vision mobile apps for at least one month. A standardized script was used to record survey data and app ratings were evaluated by patients with a scale of one to five, one being the lowest and five being the highest. RESULTS: Of the sample (n=11), nine patients (81.8\%) stated they used an iPhone for low-vision mobile apps. A list of 14 mobile apps was identified: the two most commonly used apps were Seeing AI (81.8\%) and Be My Eyes (63.6\%); their average ratings were 4.43/5 and 4.75/5, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: This survey suggests that Seeing AI and Be My Eyes are useful apps to help low- vision patients with activities of daily living.},
	issn = {2327-2228},
	author = {Dockery, Dominique M and Krzystolik, Magdalena G}
}
