Smartphone-based Snellen visual acuity charts has become popularized; however, their accuracy has not been established. This study aimed to evaluate the equivalence of a smartphone-based visual acuity ...

An app to test eyesight easily and affordably using a smartphone is as accurate as traditional charts, according to a study published today. Peek (the Portable Eye Examination Kit) is a unique ...

Two recent clinical reports of retinal gene therapy with adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors in patients with Leber’s congenital amaurosis showed initial gains in visual function that subsequently ...

My graphic design students love to design posters using the classic eye chart composition, and they frequently ask “What typeface should I use for this?” Not having a definitive answer has always been ...

recognize the same faces, a person with poor visual acuity would have to get significantly closer. In the workplace, there is a multitude of tasks in which it is important to see fine details. Some ...

If you are a human being, then your dominant sense is vision. That means that a person relies more upon visual inputs than any other form of sensory stimulation, and a larger portion of our brain is ...

What is the farthest a human can see? What is the best recorded visual acuity? How far is the horizon? I am often asked these questions by clinicians and non-ophthalmologists and thought many of you ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The Hadassah Self-Visual Acuity Screener demonstrated high reliability, accuracy and alignment with standard ...

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 ...

The testing of vision in infants and children has been treated separately from the testing of adults because infants and children often cannot be tested with the same materials and techniques as ...