"智慧型手機眼睛應用程式能夠診斷眼睛問題嗎？"

智慧型手機的一個新應用程式在肯亞測試，以能診斷白內障以及其他眼疾而著稱，跟醫院設備不相上下。

倫敦衛生和熱帶醫學院中，身兼眼科醫師和研究人員的安德魯巴斯塔隆斯醫生幫忙設計了這個應用程式，並且現在正在肯亞於五千人身上測試此科技。

根據倫敦衛生和熱帶醫學院的網站所述，簡稱為PEEK的可攜式眼睛檢測工具，擁有一個以應用程式為基礎的診斷工具還有一個以夾子固定的硬體設備。這個應用程式會掃描視網膜，然後圖像會傳給世上各個角落的專家。這個裝置能夠貯存圖像以供之後的傳輸，而它能夠隨身攜帶的特性意味著偏遠地區也能夠用到良好的眼睛損傷檢測和評估，希望能夠帶來適當治療。

世界衛生組織指出世上約有2.85億人視力受損。其中有90%的人居住在發展中國家，80%人的損傷能夠避免或是治癒。

到目前為止，測驗看來應大有可為，眼科研究格拉斯哥中心的伊安利文史東說他「大為感嘆」。

(Health) Can A Smartphone Eye App Diagnose Eye Problems

A new smartphone app is being tested in Kenya, reputed to be capable of diagnosing cataracts and other eye problems just as well, if not better, than hospital equipment.

Dr. Andrew Bastawrous, an ophthalmologist and researcher at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, helped design the app and is currently testing the technology on 5,000 people in Kenya.

PEEK, the Portable Eye Examination Kit, has an app-based diagnosis tool with clip-on hardware, according to a website by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The app takes a retinal scan of an individuals eye, and the image is then transmitted to experts anywhere in the world. The portability of the device, which can store and save images for later transmission, means that remote areas would have access to proper exams and evaluation of eye impairments, hopefully leading to proper treatments.

The World Health Organization, WHO, states that about 285 million people worldwide are visually impaired. Of that number, 90% live in developing countries, with 80% being comprised of impairments that can be avoided or cured.

So far, testing seems promising, with Dr. Iain Livingstone of the Glasgow Centre for Ophthalmic Research stating he is, impressed.

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