While there are no FDA-cleared Snellen test apps, at least one other vision test application has pursued and secured FDA clearances in recent years. A few months ago, Vital Art and Science, developers ...

The term "20/20 vision" refers to how sharp your eyes are when you look at a standard eye chart (Snellen chart) from a distance of 20 feet (or 6 meters)—depending on where you live. In the United ...

Eye disorders are on the rise due to the digitally dominant life that we lead in today’s day and age. Since being forewarned is forearmed, one should make conscious efforts to get regular screening ...

Warby Parker is updating its vision-testing iPhone app in a big way. It can now perform an eye test requiring only 10 feet of space, 10 minutes, and good lighting. It’s also only $15 and is available ...

In a somewhat paradoxical twist, a few extra minutes of screen time can now actually help, rather than hurt, your eye health. That eye-catching claim has become a reality courtesy of the FDA, which ...

As stay-at-home orders drag on, many of us are looking for ways to DIY tasks we used to outsource to professionals. While self-treating anything you’d normally visit a doctor for requires more care ...

The vision-screening sector has delivered steady growth over the past several years. One study shows these kiosks can reach ...

Three visual acuity tests taken at home produce results comparable to those achieved with standard tests taken in the office, researchers say. All the tests are free. Two measure near vision, and the ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

Many only visit an eye doctor when their eyes feel uncomfortable (like when they are having trouble reading road signs), but many of the diseases of the Eye (the leading cause of blindness) do not ...