The Opternative exam is a bit different than sitting down in an eye doctor's office and squinting to read a chart of letters. First of all, the online test requires you to use both your smartphone, ...

A diabetes eye exam or screening may include imaging tests, a dilated eye exam, and looking at letter charts on a wall to check for diabetes-related eye complications. A diabetes eye exam involves ...

A standard ophthalmic exam is a comprehensive series of tests done by an ophthalmologist or optometrist. These doctors specialize in eye health. They’ll use these tests to check both your vision and ...

Caring for your eyes and vision are important parts of a healthy lifestyle. Vision screening is a simple test of your vision that can detect problems early. An eye exam is a detailed check of your ...

A routine (or comprehensive) exam uses a wide range of tests and procedures to evaluate your vision and the health of your eyes. Diagnostic tests are usually performed by a technician. These test ...

Experts have different opinions on vision screening and eye exams for children. Talk to your child's eye doctor (ophthalmologist) or optometrist to see what’s right for your child. Early screening is ...

Inuit in northern Quebec are now able to take vision tests using the Inuktitut writing system, after two Montreal doctors developed eye exam charts in syllabics. Christian El-Hadad, a McGill ...

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 ...

The eye chart you’ve known for your whole life is a lie. Because the letters you read off of it don’t actually make up a whole alphabet. While you’ve probably never noticed it from the optometrist’s ...

Critics say Vision Research's tests are a waste of money. Florida taxpayers are paying millions of dollars for an Alabama company with a spotty track record to test the vision of hundreds of thousands ...