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 ...

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?

When Warby Parker started in 2010, it had a simple pitch: upend traditional optometry by providing an online marketplace where customers can buy prescription lenses at prices that don’t make them want ...

Opternative, a Chicago-based purveyor of online and mobile refractive eye exams, received a warning letter from the FDA last fall. The October 30 warning letter was only recently made public by the ...

Online refractive eye exam company Opternative has launched a new white-labeled service for eye care professionals (ECPs) called EZRx. "The digital refraction (EZRx) and visual acuity screener are ...

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 ...

Getting an eye exam can now be as easy as using your smartphone and a computer, thanks to a new website that checks your eyes without the need to visit a doctor in person. Opernative offers the ...

HARTFORD, Conn. — Some optometrists are pushing back against new technology that allows consumers to get prescriptions for contact lenses and glasses with the click of a keyboard and a smartphone.

Eye doctors say an online eye exam isn’t the same as an in-person visit. Mike Groll AP Getting an eye exam can now be as easy as using your smartphone and a computer, thanks to a new website that ...

Getting an eye exam has always been a moderately annoying yet ultimately benign chore that doctors recommend you do every year or so. But now, in the times of COVID-19, getting an eye exam involves ...

Whether you deal with conditions like dry, itchy eyes, blurred vision or cataracts -- or enjoy perfect 20/20 vision -- regular eye exams are essential for protecting your sight and maintaining eye ...