The principle of WHOeyes is based on how an eye care professional would assess visual acuity using a conventional chart in a clinical setting. The accuracy and usability of the app were tested in ...

Online eyewear and vision care company Visibly announced it had received FDA 510(k) clearance for its at-home vision test. The Visibly Digital Acuity Product uses a touchscreen mobile device, like a ...

The FDA announced that it cleared the Visibly Digital Acuity Product, a web-based, self-guided software application for testing visual acuity at home. The technology, which the FDA cleared Aug. 12, is ...

Credit: Shutterstock. Individuals can complete the test in approximately 6 minutes, at which point the test results will be made available to an eye care professional. The Food and Drug Administration ...

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 ...

Try to read the text displayed below on the screen...Step backward slowly until you are able to read the text. Stand 10 feet from the screen (About 3 large steps) and test one eye at a time. This test ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A trial conducted at the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis showed a strong correlation between threshold ...

Impaired vision and blindness are common. About 3.4 million people in the US are blind or visually impaired. Vision is usually measured by visual acuity charts, and normal vision is expressed as 20/20 ...