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?

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Around 60% of people wear glasses, which means regular trips to the eye doctor to monitor or maintain your prescription. But what if you can't afford to go to the doctor? Or can't commit to going in ...

Dr. Robert Shapiro, a downtown Los Angeles optometrist and past president of the L.A. County Optometric Assn., knows his business may be riskier than some others amid the coronavirus pandemic. Then ...

In our modern world, you can get basically everything online. That includes glasses, but in order to purchase glasses online, you do need a current prescription. For this and any eye concerns, you ...

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 ...