Virtual Eye Doc: An Android based app in Bengali language for eye health & vision examination

Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world, where a significant number of populations are suffering eye health and visionary problems. Over the last decade, a rapid growth of ICT uses has shown in Bangladesh. Thus ICT based health services would be an effective solution for providing the better health services to the citizens of Bangladesh. In this research work, an android based mobile application (Virtual Eye Doc) is developed in Bengali language to support the citizens of Bangladesh for their eye health monitoring and vision examination. The paper highlights our experiences of designing and developing the Virtual Eye Doc application. This paper also presents a qualitative and quantitative exploration of the effectiveness and the perceived benefits of this app, and suggestions for improvement of this app.