Consumer engagement in eye health and driving patients to practices were the aims of a new vision screening app, said its developer Zeiss Vision Care.
The Zeiss Online Vision Screening app can be accessed on smartphone, tablet or desktop and assesses visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, colour vision, astigmatism and a central visual field check.
The company said greater adoption of digital technology in everyday life and app-based fitness and health activities meant high quality online screening should be the first part of the patient journey when it came to visual health.
The app has not been designed to replace a comprehensive eye exam or be used as a diagnostic tool. Instead, users are pointed towards their nearest ‘eye expert’ after results have been generated.
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