A new study shows potential for eye tests to be conducted easily and affordably using a smartphone app. An app to test eyesight easily and affordably using a smartphone is as accurate as traditional ...

And now a page from our "Sunday Morning" Almanac, January 18th, 1908, 107 years ago today . . . the day the Dutch ophthalmologist Herman Snellen died at the age of 73. You may not recognize his name, ...

Results from smartphone-based Snellen charts, which are eye charts used to measure visual acuity, are not consistent with results from standard Snellen visual acuity chart tests, according to a study ...

A smartphone-based test for visual acuity is as accurate and repeatable as currently available standard visual acuity tests, according to a new study published online May 28 in JAMA Ophthalmology. The ...

A visual acuity test is an eye exam that checks how well you see the details of a letter or symbol from a specific distance. Visual acuity refers to your ability to discern the shapes and details of ...