Rachel Fairbank is a freelance science writer based in Texas. When she is not writing, she can be found spending time with her family, or at her local boxing gym. Staying safe during a pandemic means ...

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?

All sorts of health information is now a few taps away on your smartphone, from how many steps you take — to how well you sleep at night. But what if you could use your phone and a computer to test ...

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 ...

I was about eight years old when I first got glasses. My mum had noticed me starting to shuffle ever closer towards the television, squinting at the screen, to watch Pokemon. I was reading Jacqueline ...

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 ...

There are dozens of inexpensive ways to buy glasses online today, but getting a new eyeglass prescription is as old-school as ever: Book an appointment with your eye doctor, spend more time than you ...

COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - How would you like the opportunity to get an eye exam online? In South Carolina, you can't legally do that, but one company is fighting that state law. The company Opternative ...

A Chicago-based company that’s drawn the eye care industry’s ire for offering online vision exams has had its test recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The agency’s enforcement action, ...

The concept has ignited a firestorm among optometrists. — -- Getting a prescription for eyeglasses and contact lenses usually means scheduling a trip to the eye doctor, but Chicago-based start-up ...