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Eye tests available on your smartphone

There is new technology that means we may no longer need to go to the optician for an eye test. The new technology is a device that is used with a smartphone. The device tests our eyes and gives us a number that tells us how good or bad our eyesight is. We can then take this number to an optician to order a pair of glasses, or order the glasses online. The new device is from a startup company called EyeQue. It has been used to test the eyes of 50,000 people. The company says the results of the smartphone eye test are as good as the results you get by visiting an optician. The simple device costs just $30. An updated version will come out later this year and will cost between $50 to $70.

An EyeQue spokesman said the device was better than going to visit an optician. He said: "The reason for that is when you go to the eye doctor, it's one moment in time. You may be having a bad day. You may be nervous. The doctor may be in a hurry. What we do is different measures over time. We are able to average it out, and we get a better result." However, the spokesman said the device wasn't a replacement for the optician. An optician will check for things the device cannot check for, like cataracts and lens damage. One optician said, "the EyeQue, used correctly and regularly, could actually speed up identification" of problems which an optician could then help with.



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1) According to EyeQue, there is no more need for opticians.
2) Some half a million people's eyes have been tested with the new device.
3) EyeQue states that the device is better than going to visit an optician.
4) The simple version of the device costs between $50 to $70.
5) The EyeQue device needs to be used together with a smartphone.
6) The device gives us a letter that tells us about our eyesight.
7) You can go to an optician with the result of the eye test.
8) EyeQue could speed up identification of problems with your eyesight.
9) One optician said the device wasn't a replacement for going to an optician.
10) The EyeQue test results are as reliable as the ones you get by visiting an optician.