Addenbrooke’s in Cambridge has become the first UK hospital to use digital technology that enables patients to test their own vision in minutes while waiting to see their eyecare clinician.

Introduction to Computer Vision in HealthcareLet’s face it—healthcare can be slow, expensive, and prone to human error. But what if a camera and some smart algorithms could help change that? That's ...

It’s also used to test certain eye functions before cataract surgery. This tool is named after Marc Amsler, who lived from 1891 to 1968. He was a Swiss ophthalmologist , or eye doctor , who ...

The test requires you to cover one eye and, using the other hand that's keeping the phone raised at chest level exactly 12 feet away from the computer, swipe in different directions on your screen ...