What do individuals with visual impairment need and want from a dialogue-based digital assistant?

Journal: Clinical & experimental optometry
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Abstract

CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Optometrists are well-placed to provide helpful advice and guidance to patients with visual impairment but may not know how best to do this. The availability of a reliable and comprehensive conversational agent to which patients could be directed would be a valuable supplement to clinical intervention.

Authors

  • John J Taylor
    Division of Pharmacy & Optometry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
  • Ahalya Subramanian
    Division of Optometry & Visual Sciences, City University of London, London, UK.
  • Andre Freitas
    Department of Computer Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
  • Deborah Mendes Ferreira
    Department of Computer Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
  • Christine M Dickinson
    Division of Pharmacy & Optometry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.