| dc.description.abstract | Bangladesh is a densely populated developing country inhabiting more than 160 million
people among them more than 70 percent people are living in rural areas. The lack of
medical facilities exists all over the remote areas of Bangladesh. Over 6 million people in
Bangladesh need vision correction by spectacles and there are about 40,000 visually
impaired women and children. The problem with the eye is getting more severe because
of unavailability of eye care facility around the area. An easier way of eye screening can
be very effective for saving them from a long term consequences. Digital technologies are
rarely available in those areas. As the smartphones are increasing rapidly even in the
remote areas of Bangladesh, we can utilize them as a tool to test eye and diagnose it
primarily. This thesis is where we are proposing an smartphone app that can screen and
diagnose the eye resulting refractive error, color blindness and educating people about
eye health. These features are not only for the people of rural areas where eye education
percentage is very low as well as for the people who are interested to screen eye and want
basic education of eye diseases. We have studied literature including journal papers,
conference papers and existing smartphone application of eye diseases to address a
smartphone application for screening eye and educate unaware people with basic eye
knowledge. All the apps that are currently available have limitations. To overcome the
limitations, in this thesis we are proposing a smartphone application which includes the
feature of Near Vision Test, Far vision test, Symbol and Number Test, Color Blind Test
and basic Education of Eye. This proposal is reviewed by users, doctors, and the optics
glasses sellers. We hope the implementation of this app can bring new possibilities in the
field of eye screening as well as will make people aware of eye health. With the
advancement of the technology we hope to improve the application in the future. | en_US |
