You’ll need a computer and some space to sit back so you can take the part of the test that checks your distance vision. Some tests also need you to have a smartphone so you can use an app.

Medically reviewed by Christine L. Larsen, MD Medically reviewed by Christine L. Larsen, MD Nearsightedness (myopia) and farsightedness (hyperopia) are common vision problems that affect how well you ...

Vision screening is a simple test of your vision that can detect problems early. An eye exam is a detailed check of your eyes and eye health. About one in four children in the U.S. have an ...

"During an online vision test, you'll use a smartphone, tablet and/or computer to assess your visual acuity by following a series of prompts, like reading letters on a screen that decrease in size ...

A new study shows that uncorrected vision loss may put people at greater risk for dementia. Some risk factors for dementia we don’t have much control over. But it’s easy to get your eyes checked.

Most if not all of us find ourselves staring at screens often, but science has proven repeatedly that this habit does a disservice to our eye health. Because we live in a world where technology has ...

Francis Ford Coppola says he hopes to live long enough to make his ‘live cinema’ project Distant Vision. During an in-conversation event in Rome on the eve of the Rome Film Festival, Coppola ...

Research indicates an urgent need for updated vision screening policies and safer ... 14% live with either distance vision impairment or ... “This isn’t about which test is better ...

Patients need a computer and internet connection, and they should take the test consistently, every time in the same room, with the same light conditions, sitting at a distance of 50 cm from the ...

The Mississippi Optometric Association finds vision problems are to blame for 88 percent of the failures on the state's third-grade reading test. Click here for important updates to our privacy ...

Cells derived from embryos appear to have improved vision in more than half of the 18 patients who had become legally blind because of two progressive, currently incurable eye diseases.