Soon you might be able to get your vision prescription right from your desktop before you order those Warby Parker glasses online. No more optometrist waiting rooms. Warby Parker has already made it ...

What if you could give yourself a standard eye exam at home? That’s the idea behind [Joel, Margot, and Yuchen]’s final project for [Bruce Land]’s ECE 4760—simulating the standard Snellen eye chart ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Going to the eye doctor's for an exam may soon become a thing of the past. Online tests similar to those you take at the office are now available on your phone. The online eye ...

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 ...

My graphic design students love to design posters using the classic eye chart composition, and they frequently ask “What typeface should I use for this?” Not having a definitive answer has always been ...

This week’s question was asked by: a close relative. QUESTION:Why is there that big E on the top of eye charts? ANSWER: We can credit Dr. Hermann Snellen, a Dutch ophthalmologist at the Netherlands ...

Acuity of vision is a term used to describe the clearness or sharpness of your vision when measured at a distance of 20 feet. ‌ Visual acuity is the most common clinical measurement of how your eyes ...

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 ...