Four in 10 adults in the U.S. may be at high risk for vision loss – but about 40% of that group aren’t keeping up with recommended annual comprehensive eye exams, according to the Centers for Disease ...
Making time to catch the latest Netflix hit? Easy. Making time to visit the eye doctor? Surprisingly difficult. Enter: Online eye exams — because if you can do it from your couch, why wouldn’t you?
The principle of WHOeyes is based on how an eye care professional would assess visual acuity using a conventional chart in a clinical setting. The accuracy and usability of the app were tested in ...
Our vision can slowly degrade without us even noticing it. Eye exams are the only way to correct vision issues and diagnose eye-related diseases. Taylor Leamey wrote about all things wellness for CNET ...
I was about eight years old when I first got glasses. My mum had noticed me starting to shuffle ever closer towards the television, squinting at the screen, to watch Pokemon. I was reading Jacqueline ...
In the recreation room at Eskaton Village in Carmichael, Bonnie Dale, one of the residents, is trying on a virtual reality ...
FILIPINOS are known for being careful spenders, comparing prices and checking promos before every purchase. Yet when it comes to eyesight — the very sense that helps us work, study, travel, and enjoy ...
Diabetes is a health condition that can affect many parts of the body, including the eyes. Routine eye exams can help identify the early stages of eye problems and protect a person’s vision. As such, ...
The Cleveland Clinic explains that glaucoma, also referred to as the “silent thief of sight,” is a group of eye diseases that gradually damage the optic nerve, typically due to increased pressure ...
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 ...