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.

A low vision test is not the same as your typical eye check-up. It’s a longer, more in-depth exam where your doctor reviews your glasses prescription and checks your current vision abilities.

Perhaps the most familiar part of the exam is the visual acuity test, which is when the doctor will ask you to read letters of descending size on the "Snellen chart" from 20 feet away.

Some provinces and schools have a vision screening program, but this varies greatly across Canada. In B.C., the school-based vision screening program was paused during the pandemic and hasn’t returned ...

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 ...

Startup Eyebot aims to bring 21st-century innovation to vision care to make eye exams more accessible to people. The company, founded in March 2021, develops kiosks, what the company called ...

Ontario has reached a funding agreement with optometrists that increases some payments to them and changes eligibility for some assessments, including less frequent general eye exams for seniors.

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.