New app measures users for computer, reading glasses
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EyeQue’s MyReaderNumber provides personalized measurements for near and mid-distance vision via augmented reality technology in a smartphone app.
The app evaluates the user’s age, degree of presbyopia and distance preference and determines the magnification needed for smartphone, reading or computer use, EyeQue said in a press release.
The user captures two distances using their front-facing camera, instantly receives the results and can use them to purchase over-the-counter reading glasses.
“Many people are unsure what readers will work best for them, and trying them out at the local drugstore is not only inconvenient and unsanitary, but is a setting that often results in an inaccurate choice,” EyeQue co-founder and CEO John Serri, PhD, said in the release. “The MyReaderNumber app gives people accurate results based on science, use case and personal comfort. This first-of-its-kind technology is delightfully easy to use and was developed using tried-and-tested optometry principles.”
MyReaderNumber is patent-pending and registered with the FDA as a class I medical device with 510(k) exemption, according to the release.
The EyeQue suite of products includes the EyeQue Vision Monitoring Kit, EyeQue VisionCheck and EyeQue Try-On Glasses.
The company noted in the release that it does not issue prescriptions and that its EyeQue refraction tests “do not replace a comprehensive eye exam that evaluates ocular health and binocularity. EyeQue strongly recommends people visit an eye care professional annually to receive a complete eye health exam.”
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