Research and limitations

What Ocufuse is

Ocufuse is a journal and practice app. It helps you keep a dated record of how your eyes feel, take short screen breaks and games, follow exercises your eye doctor gave you, and share a summary at appointments. It isn't intended to diagnose, treat or monitor any condition.

What it's built on

• Screen breaks. Eye care organisations such as the American Optometric Association suggest regular breaks and the 20-20-20 rule for comfort during screen work. Our timer and games make breaks easier to take; they don't treat anything.
• Keeping a record. Symptoms that come and go are easier to discuss with a dated record than from memory. The Doctor Brief puts your own entries on one page.
• Exercise logs. Some eye exercises are prescribed by eye care professionals, and home programmes are easier to review when you note what you did. Our eye exercises guide explains what the research says, including where home exercises did less well than supervised therapy.

How we summarise research

The research summaries in the app describe each study in plain words: who took part, what was compared and what was found. Each one says how strong the evidence is, from a single small study to a systematic review, and links to the original. A summary is not advice for your situation.

Limitations

• Not a medical device. Ocufuse doesn't diagnose, treat or monitor any condition, and it doesn't replace an eye exam.
• Games are not tests. Scores depend on your screen, the light, how tired you are and practice. They say nothing about your vision.
• Photos are not measurements. Light, distance, angle and the camera change how eyes look. Ocufuse keeps photos dated and side by side; it doesn't measure them.
• Practice results are not measurements. A practice log records what you did, not what changed.
• Entries are self-reported. The journal shows what you noted. It can't tell why something happened or whether it's getting better or worse.
• Not clinically validated. Ocufuse hasn't been tested in clinical trials. Clinicians can read what a Doctor Brief contains on our page for clinicians.

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