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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Opternative, the world’s first online eye exam service, is now available to provide consumers with a convenient and affordable physician-issued prescription for glasses or contacts. By using a ...

It seems nearly every aspect of health care is moving into the virtual realm. People can now use smartphones to arrange non-emergency “visits” with doctors without leaving their homes, and even ...

Hate schlepping to the doctor to get a prescription for your glasses or contact lenses? There’s a new site for that. Opternative allows you to take an eye exam using just your computer — at home. 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 ...

A computer and smartphone is all you need if you want to take a test for glasses or contact lenses as a growing number of companies are offering online vision screenings. One fact needs to be made ...

Online vision apps can be a great resource for health-related information, but if you rely on them to preserve your eye health and detect potential problems, you could be doing more harm than good, ...

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