A project proposal for Glaucoma V, an app designed to engage patients and caretakers during and after medical treatment.

1. KongEye
Improving Hospital Aftercare &
Understanding Eye Impairments
Client
Kongeye Hospital
Project Members
Sharon Kong, Creative Director
Komput Ar, Technical Director

2. Overview
KongEye Hospital approached K Design for the development
of a mobile or web-based application that would assist in
holistic patient-care for patients with glaucoma.

3. Objectives
The project will be an exploration of the ways in which a hos-
pital and mobile technology can provide patients with holistic
healthcare [1]. The objectives of the project are as follows:
increased access to medical care
disease-specific visual communication
increased empathy for health management
[1] Holistic Healthcare: A model through
which patients may receive more effective
aftercare, more support from caretakers, more
information about his/her disease, easier acces-
sibility to pharmaceuticals, personalized medical
information, preventative care, etc.

4. Audience
The primary user for the app is the patient’s caretaker(s) and/
or loved ones. Due to the deteriorating eye-condition of the
patient, the caretaker may be responsible for the patient. The
end-user, or beneficiary is the patient. [2]
The primary audience is projected to be between 40 to 60
years of age with access to an application such as KongEye.
The audience may have some visual impairment and may be
unfamiliar with digital interfaces.
The secondary audience is the hospital, which can use the
application as a tool to further aide the patient. The hospital
may also use the application to keep track of the patient’s
medical history and hospital bills.
[2] In the case that the patient is his/her own
caretaker and physically able to fulfill that role,
the primary audience is the patient.

5. Interaction Flow

6. Project Timeline
2012
December 14 Proposal Presentation (draft)
2013
February 1 Proposal Presentation (revised)
Feb 1 – April 5 Prototype Development and User-testing
April 5 Presentation of Alpha Prototype
April 5 – May 3 Prototype Development and User-testing
May 3 Presentation of Revised Functional Prototype
May 3 – June 17 Development of Prototype
June 17 Implementation into Kongeye Hospital
August 16 Feedback Analysis Round 1
December 12 Feedback Analysis Round 2
2014
March 3 Feedback Analysis Round 3
June 11 Analysis Presentation