Brian Stafford, 51, has spent most of his life outrunning his family history of disease. “My father is a prostate-cancer survivor, and I’ve had multiple aunts and uncles fight cancer as well,” he says ...

The Opternative exam is a bit different than sitting down in an eye doctor's office and squinting to read a chart of letters. First of all, the online test requires you to use both your smartphone, ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . August is widely recognized as National Eye Exam Month, a time to spread awareness about the importance of ...

Before you cancel your next eye doctor appointment, there are several things you should keep in mind. Eyebot/Viva Tung/CNET Getting a prescription for glasses has always been the same: You schedule an ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. An eye exam with an ophthalmologist or optometrist can detect not only vision impairment but also conditions that ...

Your eyes may be the windows to your soul, but they also provide a good view of your overall health. That’s why yearly comprehensive eye exams are so vital, says Jarrett Johnson, O.D., M.P.H., a VSP ...

A refraction test is usually given as part of a routine eye examination. It may also be called a vision test. This test tells your eye doctor exactly what prescription you need in your glasses or ...

In this video, I share a deeply personal account of living with a chronic eye disease and a traumatic experience during an eye exam that affected my vision and well-being. I discuss the impact of ...

As Manitoba families prepare children for a new school year, optometrists are urging parents to make a comprehensive eye exam ...