%0 Journal Article %J R I Med J (2013) %D 2020 %T The Use of Mobile Applications as Low-Vision Aids: A Pilot Study %A Dockery, Dominique M %A Krzystolik, Magdalena G %X 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. %B R I Med J (2013) %V 103 %P 69-72 %8 2020 Oct 01 %G eng %N 8 %1 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33003684?dopt=Abstract