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.

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 ...

An eye doctor has addressed a common source of confusion during routine eye exams, explaining how the process works in a now viral video. Dr. Claudine Courey, also known as Dr. C or @eyedropshop ...

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 ...

But without an eye exam, many vision problems go undetected or get misdiagnosed. It’s vital that impairments are identified early so that children can receive the treatment, help or resources they ...

Instead, the American Academy of Ophthalmology has said that everyone should have at least one dilated eye exam in their 20s and two in their 30s. When you turn 40, you should get a base line exam ...