ReviewClinical optometry2021
Smartphones-Based Assistive Technology: Accessibility Features and Apps for People with Visual Impairment, and its Usage, Challenges, and Usability Testing.
Review in Clinical optometry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 26 papers.
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Who cites it
26 citing papers in PubMed, 97 citations in OpenAlex.
- User Experiences Among Patients and Health Care Professionals Who Participated in a Randomized Controlled Trial of E-nergEYEze, a Vision-Specific eHealth Intervention to Reduce Fatigue in Adults With Visual Impairment: Mixed Methods Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Trial
- Usability and feasibility of E-nergEYEze: a blended vision-specific E-health based cognitive behavioral therapy and self-management intervention to reduce fatigue in adults with visual impairment.BMC health services research · 2023Trial
- Accessibility of Digital Financial Applications for People With Visual Impairment: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Association between problematic smartphone use, loneliness, and risk behaviors among high school students in a conflict-affected setting: A cross-sectional study from Palestine.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Development of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Core Set for Vision Loss: Insights From the Lived Experience of People With Vision Loss.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2026Article
- Effects of Notch Filters in Correcting Color Vision Deficiency: A Quantitative Clinical Trial.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Smartphone applications as assistive technology for the visually impaired individuals: A hospital-based cross-sectional study.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Utilisation of mobile apps in neurological rehabilitation practice among occupational therapists in India: a cross-sectional survey.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Measuring the Impact of Large Language Models on Academic Success and Quality of Life Among Students with Visual Disability: An Assistive Technology Perspective.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Smartphones as Catalysts for Synergistic Nutrition: A New Era in Bioactive Detection, Personalization, and Food System Intelligence.Food science & nutrition · 2025Review
- Use of Digital Technology Among Older Adults in Poland With and Those Without Near Visual Impairment: Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Perspectives From Canadian People With Visual Impairments in Everyday Environments Outside the Home: Qualitative Insights for Assistive Technology Development.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2025Article
- Barriers and Facilitators to Medicines Use in Patients With Vision Impairment: A Theory-Informed Qualitative Study of Patients and Caregivers.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- An activity theory-based exploration of "Eyeland", a task-based serious game for EFL visually impaired students.PeerJ. Computer science · 2025Article
- Low Vision Rehabilitation in a Family Affected by Peters' Anomaly Syndrome.Clinical optometry · 2025Article
- Assistive products in pharmacy practice to optimize medications use for visually impaired patients: Focus groups to explore community pharmacists' opinions and expectations.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2024Article
- The Role of Assistive Technology in Enabling Older Adults to Achieve Independent Living: Past and Future.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Evaluation of usability and user feedback to guide telepharmacy application development in Indonesia: a mixed-methods study.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2024Article
- Digital Apps to Improve Mobility in Adults with Neurological Conditions: A Health App-Focused Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Smartphones are less likely to be considered as assistive technology for visual impairment among a large majority of health care providers, excluding vision rehabilitation professionals, and the general public who are not familiar with accessible features and apps. The present review aims to highlight accessible features and apps along with usages, including educational, and access to smartphones as assistive technology for visual impairment and blindness. It also includes advantages and challenges faced by users, and usability testing by app developers. There have been significant recent developments in mobile technology that incorporate computer technology relating to electronic information, communication, and touch-screen accessibility. Such advances in technology are transforming the use of smartphones from a traditional visual interface to a truly visual free interaction using alternative body senses, such as haptic, gesture, and so on. There are many built-in accessible features and third-party accessible applications that enable people with visual impairment to perform daily activities, independent functioning, movement, social inclusion and participation, education, etc. They are universally designed, so they are unlikely to induce social stigma or negative reactions from peers or public. Healthcare practitioners, not limiting to eye care, and caregivers, family members, teachers, or special educators should be informed about the potential uses and benefits of smartphones for visually impaired in developing nations. Evidence shows that most of the users train by themselves. Enhancing the awareness along with training for teachers and caregivers would be helpful to improve access and skills among users with visual disabilities. Developers are continuously producing more innovative applications for visual impairment, which indicates the need for having a training guideline on the use of smartphones.
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