Nature

Near vision data and near correction requirements from community eye health programmes in nine countries

Recent estimates of global prevalence of uncorrected presbyopia range from 510 to 826 million. There is a shortage of primary data regarding Near Visual Impairment (NVI) magnitude. 146,801 of 388,939 ...
St. Louis American

Self-service vision testing

SoloHealth has teamed with Schnuck Markets to provide its EyeSit self-service vision testing and self-directed healthcare kiosks in 30 area Schnucks stores. The interactive kiosks are free to use and ...
EurekAlert!

Virtual reality tool may offer easier vision testing, early research shows

Preliminary research led by ophthalmologist Jesse Smith, MD, indicates that a virtual reality-based vision test was as accurate as a standard test among patients with geographic atrophy, a potentially ...
Nature

Accuracy of a commonly used mobile ophthalmology application’s vision assessment tools in measuring five vision assessment parameters

The use of mobile ophthalmology applications (MOA) is increasing, but many of these tools have not been validated. This study was performed to assess the accuracy of a popular MOA, Eye Handbook, in ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Expanded School-Based Vision Testing May Help Address Disparities, Study Says

Age played a part in the decrease in vision testing in adolescents, along with fewer reported tests in primary and school-based settings. The decrease in vision testing as a function of age in primary ...