Project Title: Pocket Optometrist
Group Number: 11
Team Members: Matthew Christofas, Jeffrey McCuch
Sensor: • Front Camera • Sound Sensor (Microphone/Speaker)
Abstract: Not going to the eye doctor often enough can lead to many health problems. The most common is rapid loss of vision. One of the most common reasons most people don’t get to eye doctor enough is because of time. Over 75% over the U.S. wears glasses or uses some sort of vision correction in their lifetime. There are far more patients than providers, leading to long waits for appointments to correct something as basic as being able to see. With Pocket Optometrist individual eye exams can be performed at home using a smart phone. The App prompts the user to hold the front facing camera close to their eyes. The camera will then scan the user’s eyes, and have the user perform an eye exam at different distances to confirm the correct prescription needed. The user will answer what they see during the exam using the devices microphone.
Scenario: Would target elderly who are unable to leave the home due to their health. People who don’t have severe vision impairments and need a quick and simple eye exam to refresh their prescription. If someone thinks their vision prescription needs a quick refresher, they can quickly pull out their phone and perform an eye exam on their own time. Then with their new prescription they can order their new glasses to improve their vision.