Visual impairment and blindness is a serious public health problem and one of the main agenda of World Health Organisation program worldwide. Early detection and treatment are imperative for restoring normal vision. However, despite the ease of treatment, refractive errors and cataract remain the most common causes of visual impairment and blindness in Malaysia. Poor awareness and late detection are the main causes. Such findings are indeed surprising, considering the widespread availability of eye care services in the country. Early identification is important to improve eye care provision, in the effort to reduce visual impairment and blindness. Vis-Screen mobile application is developed for easy and rapid identification of visual impairment by any layperson. It is user-friendly and available on Android and iOS for offline by all level of users, at anywhere, and anytime in the community. The result is auto-generated and shared to facilitate access with any vision and eye care providers available throughout the country.
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