MedTech Visibly, now seeing eye-to-eye with the FDA, brings online vision test back to market By Andrea Park Aug 17, 2022 12:19pm FDA ophthalmology smartphone Mobile Apps ...

Then the very short vision test appears. It’s one line of a letter chart, just like you’d see in an optometrist's office. Cover one eye and read the letters aloud.

The basic concept remains the same regardless of platform: You take a read-the-eye-chart test at home, and an eye doctor reviews your results to determine if your current prescription is still OK.

However, doing so requires setting aside time to visit an eye doctor, a luxury many people don't have. Eyebot hopes to change that by introducing the option of a 90-second, self-serve vision test.

When addressing visual acuity, the goal of treatment is to help people achieve 20/20 vision. Some people may have a better vision than 20/20, while others may have less than 20/20 vision.

Bailey-Lovie test. This test measures both visual acuity and contrast sensitivity. Other tests used are the Functional Acuity Contrast Test, the Cambridge test, MARS test, and the Test Chart 2000.

Medically reviewed by Andrew Greenberg, MD A cataract is a spot in your eye where the clear lens, the part that focuses light, becomes cloudy, making your vision blurry or dim. Cataracts develop ...