iRis Interactive app review: patient simulator

Introduction

iRis Interactive is a fairly useful eyesight app for iPhone and iPad that has been designed to provide budding optometrists with a patient eye simulator so that they can practice and learn about various optical conditions in a convenient mobile format.

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As someone who hasn’t the faintest idea about optometry I can’t really comment on the accuracy or efficacy of this  eyesight app, but I can definitely state with some confidence that it works very well and should at least provide some relevant information to all you up and coming opticians out there.

Virtual Eye Simulator

What we have here is an interesting addition to the Medical category of the App Store that allows you to use a virtual eye patient to simulate a range of optical conditions including both excess strength and muscle weakness around the eyes.

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Within this app you’ll find full coverage of cranial nerve lesions for all aspects of eye movement and reflexes, as well as details of corneal reflex, eye tracking, and two forms of papillary light reflex.

Create Custom Eye Pathologies

iRis Interactive includes some examples of other various eye pathologies and there is a very handy feature that you can use to create your own customizable pathologies to more easily identify issues in patients.

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Really what this app amounts to is some funky looking eyes on a screen, or at least that’s my uneducated perception of it!

Either way, I would definitely recommend considering it because you might it instrumental in your learning as a student of eye-related medicine.

Pros & Cons

Pros

• Use a virtual eye patient to simulate a range of optical conditions
• Includes both excess strength and muscle weakness around the eyes
• Provides details of corneal reflex, eye tracking, and two forms of papillary light reflex
• Covers cranial nerve lesions for all aspects of eye movement and reflexes
• Details examples of various pathologies
• Create your own customizable pathologies to more easily identify issues in patients

Cons

• There is nothing negative to say about this app

Final Words

iRis Interactive is far from being the most complete and comprehensive point of reference for optical science and medicine but it does provide some interesting perspective that you might find useful on your iPhone and iPad.