ONLINE RESOURCES IN OPHTHALMOLOGY EDITION - 1 PRANESH SUBHASHINI
ONLINE RESOURCES IN OPHTHALMOLOGY EDITION 1 DR. PRANESH (M.S. OPHTHAL) ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL, COIMBATORE DR. SUBHASHINI (DNB OPHTHAL) ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL, PONDICHERRY
ORIO EDITION 1: JUNE 2020 NO FINANCIAL INTERESTS Availability of Applications and Links - Subject To Change.
DEDICATION DR JOHN DAVIS AKKARA Pioneer in ‘Smart Ophthalmology’ whose passion lies in Applications, Artificial Intelligence and mentoring young minds !
KING’S CRUX OPHTHALMOLOGY PEARLS BY DR PRANESH www.youtube.com/kingsclasses
PREFACE Smartphones and Social Media have revolutionised the way Ophthalmology is learnt and practiced throughout the world. Here we present a hand-picked list of smartphone applications and useful web resources to enhance your training, teaching and treatment in Ophthalmology. This book is for those who love to explore the plethora of online resources irrespective of the ‘tech experience’. We hope you will enjoy our little gift to the ophthalmology community! Pranesh Subhashini
CONTENTS A. Smartphone applications 1) Patient Care Apps - Basic Eye Examination Apps - IOL Calculators - Amblyopia treatment Apps - Low Vision Aids Apps - Reminder Apps - Apps for Digital Eye Strain 2) Education Apps - General Apps - Surgery Apps - MCQ Apps - Note-taking Apps - Anatomy Apps
- Reference Apps - Apps for Citation/ Research - Journal Apps - Sub-specialty Apps - Screen Recording Tools - Video Recording Tools B. Telegram Links C. YouTube Channels D. Ophthalmology Websites E. Facebook Pages F. Author’s Free Downloadable Books G. References
A. SMART PHONE APPS How to download apps in Android ? 1. Click on ‘PlayStore’ app which will be available by default on your phone 2. Type the name of the app on the search box - eg. Youtube 3. Click Install to make the app available on your phone
How to download apps in iOS (iPhone/ iPad) ? 1. Click on ‘App Store’ app which will be available by default on your phone 2. Click on search icon on the bottom panel 3. Type the name of the app on the search box 4. Click ‘Get’ and enter your password/ use Touch ID to make the app available on your phone
1. PATIENT CARE APPS BASIC EXAMINATION APPS
1. EYE HANDBOOK - All Rounder App - iOS and Android - Free •Testing •Calculators •Slides •Atlas •Drugs •DDx •Instruments •Mnemonics •History •Genetics •Eponyms iOS Android
2 . EYE CHART HD - iOS - Free - High resolution Snellens chart 3. EYE EXAM/ PRO - Android - Free and paid
4. VISUAL ACUITY TEST - Android - Free 5. PEEK ACUITY - Android - Free
6. SMART OPTOMETRY - Android and iOS - Free - Testing + calculators 7. VISUAL FIELDS EASY - iOS (Ipad) - Free - Fast screening test of visual fields
8. COLOUR BLIND TEST - Android - Free - Ishihara chart + more 9. CENTRAL VISION TEST - Android - Free - Amsler’s Grid
10. RED DESATURATION TEST - Android - Free - To assess Optic nerve function
IOL CALCULATORS 1. IOL CALCULATOR - iOS - Free 2. IOL POWER CALCULATOR - Android - Free
3. EYE PRO - iOS - Free & Paid - Advanced tools 4. ASTIG MASTER - iOS - Free & Paid
5. AXIS TORIC CALCULATOR - iOS - Free 6. EYE TORIC - iOS - Free/ Paid
7. LRI CALC - iOS - Paid 8. TORI CAM - iOS - Free
CONTACT LENS CALCULATORS 1. GLASSES TO CONTACTS CONVERTER - iOS - Free 2. CONTACT LENS VERTEXING - Android - Free
AMBLYOPIA TREATMENT APPS 1. LAZY EYE EXERCISES - DUOVISION - iOS, Android - Paid - Require 3D glasses
2. LAZY EYE GAMES ESSENTIALS - iOS - Paid - Has 4 games 3. CAPTAIN LAZY EYE - iOS - Paid/ Free
LOW VISION AID APPS 1. ULTRA MAGNIFIER - iOS - Free 2. WE ZOOM - Android - Free
3. DIGNIFY - Android - Free - Reads out text - From Aravind Eye Hospital 4. VIKAS - Android - Free - Visual Intervention Kit with Analytics for Special children - From Aravind Eye Hospital
PATIENT REMINDER APPS 1. EYE DROPS ALARM - iOS and Android - Free 2. EYE-DROPS REMINDER - iOS - Free
APPS TO MINIMISE DIGITAL EYE STRAIN 1. TWILIGHT - Android - Free - Blue light filter 2. DARKER - Android - Free
NOTE: For iOS, you can enable NIGHT SHIFT option in ‘Display & Brightness’ in Settings
2. EDUCATION APPS GENERAL APPS - Easy trick is to search for ‘Ophthalmology’ on the App store/ Play store search box. - Try out different apps and experiment which one works for you.
1. TELEGRAM - iOS and Android - Free - Numerous groups/channels dedicated for ophthalmology 2. YOUTUBE - iOS and Android - Free - Library of lectures and surgical videos
3. OPHTHALMOLOGY MASTERCLASS BY DR VINEET SEHGAL - iOS and Android - Paid - Lectures targeted for PG aspirants and 1st Yr residents 4. OPHTHALMOLOGY BY DR SASHWAT RAY - iOS and Android - Paid - Lectures targeted for PG aspirants
5. OC DOCTOR - iOS and Android - Free - CME for residents across multiple specialities 6. EYEGRADER - Android - Free - by Dr John Davis - Ready reckoner for residents on various gradings in ophthalmology
7. 3D ATLAS OF OPHTHALMOLOGY - Android - Free - by Dr John Davis - Need 3D glasses to view the images 8. QUIZLET FLASHCARDS - iOS and Android - Free/ Paid - Excellent learning tool
9. EYE EMERGENCY MANUAL - iOS and Android - Free - Useful resource for general ophthalmologists 10. AAO OPHTHALMIC EDUCATION - iOS and Android - Requires ONE account which is free for AIOS members - Excellent content
- Click on the link below: https://www.aios.org/article-51-onenetwork.php
11. DR. NAJEEB LECTURES - iOS and Android - Paid - only $5 - Excellent teacher - Must watch to understand neuroanatomy and basic anatomy of the eye
SURGERY APPS 1. CATARACT MOBILE - iOS and Android - Free - Practice capsulorhexis 2. EYETUBE - iOS and Android - Free - Huge collection of surgical videos
3. COURSERA - iOS and Android - Free - App with numerous courses - search for ‘Introduction to Cataract Surgery’
MCQ APPS 1. FRCOPHTH - PART 1, 2 - iOS and Android - Free - Part 1 - Paid - Part 2 2. OPHTHO Q - iOS and Android - Paid (costly but best resource for FICO/ FRCOphth)
ANATOMY APPS 1. ESSENTIAL EYE - iOS (iPAD only) - Paid - Excellent application for teaching 2. MY EYE ANATOMY - iOS and Android - Free, Paid
NOTE TAKING APPS 1. ONENOTE - iOS and Android, Mac, Windows - Free - Best note taking app 2. NOTABILITY - iOS - Paid - Best if you have Apple ecosystem (iPad, iPhone, Mac)
NOTE TAKING ESSENTIALS Note taking is a necessary skill for residents and perennial learners. The iPad Pro and a compatible ‘Apple Pencil’ are required for a better note taking experience on OneNote and Notability. They also allow you to simultaneously audio record the lecture as you write. Other note taking apps: (All the below apps are available for iPad and are paid) 1. Good Notes - popular alternative to Notability 2. Flexcil 3. Nebo 4. LiquidText 5. Margin Note
TUTORIALS FOR NOTE-TAKING - One-Note tutorial: https://youtu.be/ Ozk7XneV5Jc - Notability tutorial: https://youtu.be/ t6r0PhmKWXg - Good Notes vs Notability: https:// youtu.be/fIPE08nCur4 - How to take notes digitally? - By inspiring medics: 1. https://youtu.be/n0ql-yeY9u0 2. https://youtu.be/waR3xBDHMqw
REFERENCE APPS 1. MEDSCAPE - iOS and Android - Free - Authentic source 2. UPTODATE - iOS and Android - Paid - Precise, updated information
3. FP NOTEBOOK - iOS and Android - Free trial, Paid - Short easy notes
APPS FOR CITATIONS / LITERATURE SEARCH 1. PRIME PUBMED - iOS and Android - Free 2. PUBMED HUB - iOS and Android - Free
3. MENDELEY - iOS and Android - Free 4. RESEARCHER - iOS and Android - Free - Excellent tool