Autorefraction-Based Prescription and Mailed Delivery of Eyeglasses

In the United States, approximately 8.2 million people older than 40 years of age have visual impairment resulting from uncorrected refractive error (RE).1 Subjective refraction (SR) performed by a licensed eye care professional remains the gold standard for correcting RE. However, trained experts often are expensive and underused by poorer populations. Difficulties with transportation, affordability, and coverage gaps are considerable barriers to accessing eye care services among disadvantaged individuals with visual impairment.

Source: Ophthalmology - October 27, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Prateek Gajwani, Varshini Varadaraj, William Plum, Di Zhao, Egwuonwu Johnson, Niccolo Dosto, Sean Thompson, Eliseo Guallar, Natasha Kanwar, David S. Friedman, Lucy I. Mudie Tags: Reports Source Type: research