In recent years, there has been a rise in the popularity of self-eye exams for refraction.

With most US counties lacking pediatric ophthalmologists, wearable devices may help expand access through remote monitoring.

Chicago-based Opternative has launched an online refractive eye exam service that helps consumers get prescriptions for glasses or contacts. According to the company, the offering is registered with ...

VDAP has been cleared only as a visual acuity assessment—offering a refraction eye exam that’s used to help renew contact lens and glasses prescriptions—for people between the ages of 22 and 40.

Children often cannot express vision problems, yet poor eyesight can affect learning, focus, and confidence. Experts ...

The prescription must be given immediately after a refractive eye exam, regardless of why the exam was conducted or whether the patient paid separately for the refraction.

Startup Eyebot aims to bring 21st-century innovation to vision care to make eye exams more accessible to people. | Startup Eyebot developed kiosks that provide automated, self-serve vision tests ...

In lab experiments, scientists are testing a new way to reshape the cornea and correct impaired vision, but the research ...

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