
LAS VEGAS — Zenni Optical launched the VR Vision Screener, meant to complement a comprehensive eye exam, at Vision Expo West
The technology can provide preliminary screening and refer patients to local eye care practices, the company said in a press release.
Users wear a VR headset, and the VR Vision Screener guides them through a visual assessment lasting about 5 minutes, according to the release.
Steven Lee, OD, MBA, director of digital innovation at Zenni, told Healio that it is important to control the environment in a remote vision screening.
“You don’t need to get the