6 Revolutionary Smartphone Applications that Improve Your Vision

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If you search an app store for apps claiming to improve eyesight, you will find numerous options. Here are just six of those; if you want to know how well they work, try them for yourself!

  1. EyeHealer

This app helps to keep your eyes healthy by telling you to take a break whenever you are using a screen. The App’s description mentions that doctors suggest taking a break every 45 minutes while working on a screen. EyeHealer counts down 45 minutes and alerts you to break time. It also reminds you when break time is over and it’s time to get back to work.

  1. UltimEyes

UltimEyes claims to be able to improve your vision all around. It has exercises that are intended to work with your brain’s vision processing center to enhance your vision. The app creators recommend following the on-screen prompts and completing four 25-minutes sessions every week for eight weeks. The effects are not immediate, but you will see progress over prolonged use of the app. Once you make it through all the exercises, you can use the app periodically to “touch up” your vision.

  1. GlassesOff

GlassesOff is an app targeted at individuals aged 40-60. It claims to help users combat the natural effect of aging on near vision. It does this by creating a program of games to teach the image processing function of the user’s brain to compensate for poor image quality.

Ideally, after using this app, users will not need to reach for their reading glasses when they want to sit down and enjoy a novel. Just like with UltimEyes, once users have reached the maximum amount of vision-improvement, they can use the app periodically to keep their eyes sharp.

  1. Eye Handbook

Some apps are targeted at eye doctors in an attempt to help them help you keep your eyes stay healthy. Eye Handbook helps doctors by providing a comprehensive diagnostic and treatment reference. The app also has videos and lectures doctors can download to learn more about eyes and current happenings in the optometry industry.

Another feature of this app allows doctors to connect with other doctors around the world through forums and directories.

  1. Eye Exercises

You can probably name five different exercises for five different muscles in your body. You can probably even name some activities that exercise the brain. But can you think of exercises that work your eyes? This Eye Exercises app suggests exercises and proper diet to improve your vision and keep your eyes healthy.

  1. Eye Screen

Many apps provide different kinds of tests that allow you to screen your own eyes. While nothing beats professional screenings done by optometrists at an establishment like Crowfoot Vision Centre, this app can be a good resource to use in between doctor’s visits. Eye Screen app has two tests—the Mini Snellen and the Amsler Grid test. These tests can detect eye problems like cataracts, retinopathy, glaucoma, citreous hemorrhage, and more.

It seems contradictory to suggest that an app could make your eyes healthier, since we are always being warned of the adverse effects of too much screen time. However some of these apps have actually been the subject of studies and have been proven to be effective. The best way to find out if they work is to test them out yourself. You’ve got nothing to lose except bad vision!

Erika Remmington
Originally from San Jose, California, Erika Remmington is a recent graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. She enjoys spending her time with her husband and 18 month old daughter. She also enjoys rock climbing and out door activities.