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Apps List: Medicine & Vision Science
These mobile applications are designed to make resources more accessible to professionals practicing in the field. They also work really well as study materials while you are waiting on a bus or a plane. Keep in mind that apps designed for iPhones can generally be viewed on iPads as well. This collection of apps was compiled with the help of two Web sites:
| App | Developer | Description | iPhone | iPad | Android |
| Vision Science | |||||
| Eye Handbook | Cloud Nine Development, LLC | Combines many resources into 1 app. A must have! | Free | Free | Free |
| Eyetube | Bryn Mawr Communications, LLC | Has over 3,000 online ophthalmology-related surgical videos. | Free | Free | |
| IOL Calculator | Hydrogen 32 | Find the correct lens for cataract patients. | $9.99 | ||
| OCT Browser | University of Pittsburgh | Directly manipulates OCT images. | Free | Free | |
| Ophthalmology | Dr. Ahmad Apps | Shows images of eye disorders, ophthalmology quizzes. | Free | ||
| Opticalc Contact Lens Calculator | Optical Directions Consulting | This app will help improve fitting skills when prescribing soft contact lenses. | $3.99 | $3.99 | |
| Optics Clinical Calculator | Evan Schoenberg | Helps to prescribe lenses. | $4.99 | ||
| Sight Selector Lite | Patient Education Concepts, Inc. | A way for eye care professionals to educate patients about certain eye conditions & diseases. | Free | Free | |
| UV Protection | The Vision Care Institute | An app designed to help patients better understand the risks of sun exposure and how to better protect themselves. | Free | ||
| Wills Eye Manual | Skyscape | Digital app version of the print book. | $79.99 | $89.95 | |
| Vision Tests | |||||
| Eye Care Plus | Healthcare4mobile | An eye exam and vision training app, highly rated | Free | ||
| Eye Chart Pro | Dok, LLC | Visual acuity exam that can be randomized. | Free | ||
| Eye Test | Bokan Technologies | Tests include color vision, illusion, Snellen chart, etc. | $0.99 | ||
| EyeXam | Global Eye Ventures | Vision screening tests | Free | Free | |
| Pseudo Chromatic Color Test | Cassiopeia Information Technologies | Free color tests. | Free | Free | |
| SightBook | DigiSight Technologies | Tests for acuity, contrast, & color blindness. | Free | ||
| Vision Simulator for OPTOMETRY JUMPSTART | Eyemaginations, Inc. | Helps explain 8 different eye diseases. | Free | ||
| Vision Test | 3 Sided Cube | Ranked #1 Medical App of 2010; includes tests for visual acuity, astigmatism, etc. | Free | Free | |
| Drug Reference | |||||
| Drugs & Medications | Kavapoint, LLC | Contains 6,000 drugs, names from other countries. No Internet required. No pictures. | $0.99 | $0.99 | |
| Epocrates Plus | Epocrates | Search for drug, disease, or diagnostic information. | Free | Free | |
| Micromedex Drug Info | Thomson Reuters (Healthcare) Inc. | Contains information for different types of medication. | $2.99 | $2.99 | $2.99 |
| Medical Translators | |||||
| Canopy Medical Translator | Canopy Apps | Medical Translator app that shows written phrases and also translates with audio. Includes 4,000+ medical phrases. | Free | Free | Free |
| Google Translate | 23 different languages. | Free | Free | Free | |
| ICD 10 (with 2013 CM & PCS) | TVN | 2013 updates. | $0.99 | ||
| ICD 10 Consult 2016 Free | Evan Schoenberg | Highly rated; includes search and ICD 9 conversion. | Free | Free | |
| MediBabble | NiteFloat, Inc. | Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Russian, & Haitian Creole. | Free | ||
| Anatomy | |||||
| Anatomy Lite | Alterme Inc. | Allows users to add their own drawings. | $2.99 | $2.99 | |
| Brain and Nervous System Pro III (Nova series) | 3D4Medical.com, LLC | Interactive map of the brain with sectional views; can add custom labels. | $9.99 | ||
| FINR Brain Atlas | Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation, Inc. | 3D model including structures & their functions and how related injuries affect them. | $1.99 | $1.99 | |
| Netter’s Anatomy Atlas | Elsevier, Inc. | Colorful diagrams of the head & face. | Free | ||
| Neurology pocketcards | Borm Bruckmeier Publishing, LLC | The BB suite includes other medical subjects for additional costs. | $9.99 | $9.99 | $4.99 |
| Visible Body for Human Anatomy Atlas 2 | Visible Body | Interactive visual representations of the body with 2.500 structures. | $24.99 | $29.99 | $24.99 |
| General Medicine | |||||
| Eponyms (for students) | Pascal Pfiffner | 1,700 medical eponyms. | Free | Free | |
| Lab Values | Pierre Robinson Debut | 200 normal lab values. Available in English, Spanish, French, & German. | $0.99 | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Medical Lab Tests | Medicon Apps | Helps interpret lab results. | $2.99 | $2.99 | |
| Evidence-Based Medicine | |||||
| Medicine Toolkit | Beacon Mobile. Developed for Harvard medical students. | Includes “Bayes at the Bedside” & “Pocket Evidence” for teaching articles. | $4.99 | $4.99 | |
| Skyscape Medical Resources | Skyscape | Multiple resources in 1 app: calculators, key clinical & drug information. Require free account sign up. | Free | Free | Free |
| Journals & Reference Searches | |||||
| MedScape | WebMD | Includes reference items & news. Requires free account sign up. | Free | Free | Free |
| NEJM This Week | The New England Journal of Medicine | Weekly edition of online first articles & tables of contents previews. | Free | Free | |
| Ophthalmology: The Official Journal of the AAO | Elsevier, Inc. | Official journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology which publishes peer reviewed articles, clinical studies, & basic research. | Free | Free | Free |
| Optometry and Vision Science | Wolters Kluwer Health Lippincott Williams and Wilkins | Official journal of the American Academy of Optometry. Has full text articles, videos, & images. Can share via email & social media. | Free | ||
| Optometry Times | Advanstar Communications, Inc. | Optometry Times is an optometry-driven publication that disseminates news of a clinical, socioeconomic, political and practice management nature in a timely manner. | Free | Free | Free |
| Retina: The Journal of Retinal and Vitreous Diseases | Wolters Kluwer Health Lippincott Williams and Wilkins | Access to Retina, full text articles, multimedia, & images. | Free | ||
| WikiPanion | Robert Chin | Access Wikipedia with extra features like search history, bookmarks, & tables of contents. | Free | Free | |
| PDF Organizers & Note Taking Apps | |||||
| Evernote | Evernote | Allows syncing to documents on other devices & computers. Can add images & voice memos. | Free | Free | Free |
| Genius Scan | The Grizzly Labs | Quickly scan your documents on the go with your phone camera and export them as JPEG or multi-page PDF files. | Free | Free | Free |
| GoodReader | Good.i.Ware Ltd. | Can annotate on PDF. Can sync to Dropbox, SkyDrive, & compatible with Microsoft Office & iWork. | $4.99 | $4.99 | |
| iAnnotate PDF | Branchfire, Inc. | Read & annotate directly on PDFs. Can sync to Dropbox, Google Drive, & iTunes. | $9.99 | ||
| Microsoft OneNote | Microsoft | Note-taking app. Allows syncing with other devices & computers. Can work in conjunction with other Microsoft Office products. | Free | Free | Free |
| Notability–Take Notes & Annotate PDFs with Dropbox & Google Drive Sync | Ginger Lab | Create handwritten notes & annotate directly on PDFs. Can sync to Dropbox or Google Drive. | $5.99 | ||
| Noteshelf | Ramki | Handwriting note app. Allows emailing, tweeting, & Dropbox notes as PDFs or images. | $7.99 | ||
| Papers | mekentosj.com | Designed specifically for organizing scientific journal articles. Syncs with Mac. | Free | Free | |
| PDF Expert | Readdle | Read, annotate, draw, or fill in PDF forms & documents. | $9.99 | $9.99 | |
| Xodo PDF Reader & Editor | Xodo Technologies | Read, Annotate, sign, and share PDFs. | Free |
List currently maintained by Scott Johnson, M.B. Ketchum Memorial Library, Marshall B. Ketchum University. Initially developed by Annie Erdmann, The New England College of Optometry.
Last Updated: 4/17/2017