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?

BOSTON (CBS) -- For many of us, eye exams are a must every year, but now some patients are skipping the trip to the doctor and simply logging online instead. "I was a little hesistant at first, but ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Going to the eye doctor's for an exam may soon become a thing of the past. Online tests similar to those you take at the office are now available on your phone. The online eye ...

Kayla Fortney is an online multi-media producer: "It definitely feels like my eyes are strained." She's noticed that strain was causing her vision to become blurry, saying, "I've been here almost a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Picture this: Your contact lenses are running low, and you soon realize that your last prescription has expired. With a busy week ahead, squeezing in a visit to the eye doctor would be a struggle.

In 2017, eight million pairs of prescription eyeglasses were sold online. That’s a lot of glasses but it’s only 4.2% of the total prescription eyeglass market. The vast majority of prescription ...

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 ...