"This study aimed to evaluate the equivalence of a smartphone-based visual acuity chart with a standard 6-m Snellen visual acuity (6SVA) chart." Researchers first reviewed Snellen chart apps that were ...

Three visual acuity tests taken at home produce results comparable to those achieved with standard tests taken in the office, researchers say. All the tests are free. Two measure near vision, and the ...

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 ...

A study led by pediatric ophthalmology researcher Carolyn Drews-Botsch of George Mason University can help parents and health care providers decide whether or not to continue patching their children ...