How to use Google Lens to decipher doctor’s handwriting

Google Lens has a feature to interpret the handwriting of handwritten texts; learn how to use it to read prescriptions from healthcare professionals

Have you ever had trouble interpreting your doctor’s handwriting on prescriptions? Use the Google Lens can help you decipher a healthcare professional’s scribbles and avoid problems like buying the wrong medication or not following directions on a prescription correctly.

• 7 strange places on Google Earth
• How to use Street View in Google Earth | Practical guide

It’s important to remember that Google Lens is under development and should be used as an aid to help you understand doctor’s handwriting. This means that, if you still have doubts, or are not completely confident in the result shown by the application, it is worthwhile to consult the prescribing professional again for further guidance.

The application works like a scanner for handwritten medical documents, relying on a number of health professionals to increase the accuracy of the result. After interpreting the doctor’s handwriting, Google Lens presents an understandable translation of the prescribed medicine and guidance.

How to use Google Lens on prescription

The Google Lens feature for interpreting a prescription is still a prototype and hasn’t been released to all users. However, it still recognizes handwriting and searches by reading the result. Use with great caution for medical prescriptions by following the steps below:

1. Open the Google Lens app on an Android phone or app Google on the iPhone;
2. On iPhone, press the camera button to open Google Lens;
3. Select the “Search using camera” option;
4. Choose the “Text” tab;
5. Point the camera at the prescription;
6. Please wait while Google Lens processes the result.

Ready! If you prefer, there are other applications that can render the file read medical prescriptions more accurately and you can use them as a reference.

Trending on Canaltech:

• 5 products that didn’t work in 2022
• 5 curiosities we discovered about the brain in 2022
• Is Itaú’s “iPhone forever” worth it?
• What is enlarged prostate and when is surgery needed?
• The sky is not the limit! 🇧🇷 Cracked magnetosphere, invisible galaxies, Ingenuity e+
• South Korea passes a law that imposes only one age on citizens

🇧🇷The best content in your email for free. Choose your favorite Terra newsletter. Click here!

Source: Terra

Camila

Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.