Simon Jones: Screener season

There have been a couple of interesting pieces of news and developments this week. Not ‘stop press’ sort of stuff, but they show a direction of travel that practitioners should be aware of.

Zeiss Vision Care has launched a vision screening app (7 Days) that assesses five different components of vision – visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, colour vision, astigmatism and central visual fields. Zeiss quite rightly recognises that digital technology now occupies more of our everyday lives but, crucially, has made the link between how we use digital devices for our health and fitness. Eye health should absolutely be a part of that suite of health products and Zeiss will use the app to drive patients to location optometrists for a full comprehensive eye exam.