Staying safe during a pandemic means having to weigh each and every trip out of the house, as well as assess whether any possible emergency is worth risking exposure. If you are in a position where ...

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?

Opternative, the world’s first online eye exam service, is now available to provide consumers with a convenient and affordable physician-issued prescription for glasses or contacts. By using a ...

Getting new glasses has always been an at least partly offline experience. You can order frames and even lenses online — if you have the results of a recent eye exam handy. But at some point you have ...

Online eyewear and vision care company Visibly announced it had received FDA 510(k) clearance for its at-home vision test. The Visibly Digital Acuity Product uses a touchscreen mobile device, like a ...

If you're looking to get your glasses prescription online, I found this free tool that can do so for you. Rick Broida Senior Editor Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews ...

Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with a focus on health technology, eye care, nutrition and finding new approaches to chronic health problems. Expertise Public health, new wellness ...

Ladderworks is a publishing startup of diverse picture books with the mission to empower over a million kids to become social entrepreneurs. Our current series features interviews, by a character ...

Editor’s Note: The United States Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter to online vision test company Opternative in October, 2017, requesting that the company cease activities that ...