Effective Ophthalmic Care Delivery System via Mobile App System

General Ophthalmology

Abstract

Introduction: A mobile App is a computer program designed to run on mobile devices such as smart phones and tablet computers. It  also called mobile application, which is a term used to describe Internet applications that run on smart phones and other mobile  devices. Over 60million Nigerians have access to internet and smart phones[1]. 90% of Nigeria internet Users accesses the internet via  mobile smart phones/androids/Ipads[2]. The objective of this presentation is to highlight the effectiveness of a new mobile app in ophthalmic practice system specifically, its effectiveness in hospitals eye health system, patients’ eye care management and day to day  schedule of the ophthalmologists.

Methods: The Eye – App is a soft ware designed  to make patients - ophthalmologists’ service delivery more effective and convenient.  here are 2 forms of connectivity between the front end and back end. The first is the via any of the Nigeria telecommunication service  roviders ( i.e MTN, Airtel, Glo, Etisalat, Visaphone) or Nigeria based internet providers (Smile, Swift, etc). The second connectivity is via  automated payment service platform (e.g interswitch, quick teller) for any eye care payment e.g registration/consultation/ investigations/treatment. The Eye – App has an alert sms notification system to the front and back end users i.e the patients and the ophthalmologists. Patient can easily assess the nearest ophthalmological services in the 6 Geopolitical zones, 36 states and 774 LGAs