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, ...

In a somewhat paradoxical twist, a few extra minutes of screen time can now actually help, rather than hurt, your eye health. That eye-catching claim has become a reality courtesy of the FDA, which ...

The annoyance of going to the doctor keeps tons of people from finding out if they need glasses or updating their prescription. But it turns out you don’t need one of those giant multi-lens machines ...

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If you’re dealing with dry eye symptoms, an eye doctor can help you figure out what's causing them and how to treat them. They will do a full exam of your eyes, ask about your symptoms, and do some ...

What should be the main criteria for a prescription for eyeglasses? The answer, it seems, is straightforward. Put the glasses on and the world should look sharper. But your glasses should do more than ...

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 ...

Impaired vision and blindness are common. About 3.4 million people in the US are blind or visually impaired. Vision is usually measured by visual acuity charts, and normal vision is expressed as 20/20 ...