Warby Parker app lets you perform eye exams and renew prescriptions for glasses and contact lenses in new update

Warby Parker, an American eyewear manufacturer, last week released an update to its iOS app that allows users to get eye exams and renew their prescriptions for glasses and contact lenses without leaving their homes. The eye health app issues prescriptions for $15 (about R$77, at today’s exchange rate), without an optician, and even delivers the accessory to the home, if the user lives in the United States or Canada.

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Although the purchase is only available for the two countries mentioned, the eye exam is free and works simply in the app. First, the user downloads the app from the online store Apple and, when choosing the Virtual Vision Test function, the user answers some questions about their visual health. Finally, the user positions the cell phone three meters away and, wearing the glasses, follows the instructions to read the letters that appear — just like an optometrist.

Android version not yet scheduled

Warby Parker requires the app to run on an iPhone 6 at the very least, and there are no plans to bring the eye test to Android at this time. The company already offered prescription testing with Prescription Check, but that also required a computer. In the new app, the manufacturer claims to use its own algorithm in combination with the Vision Framework system on the company's devices. Apple to issue their diagnoses.

Check out Warby Parker's eye exam app in action below, in the app's official presentation video:

The app isn't the only digital way to test your eyesight: earlier this year, the Vision Check 2 also assesses the user's visual condition, but through a gadget. Both claim not to replace the role of an optometrist: Warby Parker uses the questions from the first step to determine whether the prescription can be renewed without problems, or if the case has worsened enough to require a professional opinion.

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