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Of late, there have been options in technology that have tried to make this process easier and less dependent on bulky products. If one has to do an eye test, for the objective part, it’s very difficult to move the refractometer to each patient’s house. This is where there’s been a shift in perception and preferences. Although people have tried to do the eye- testing online, it has not met with much success. However there’s a newer technology that’s a bit disruptive which allows a hand held device to perform the refraction. One of the devices was showcased at VisionPlus Expo 2022, the Remedio Portable Auto Refractometer. The Remidio portable Auto Refractometer is a disruptive technology that uses Wavefront Aberrometry to achieve the same accuracy of a tabletop device with an ultra-light weight device weighing 400 grams only. This technology allows the users to use the device in-shop as well as outdoors and allows them to scale up their operations without adding cost. This could have far-reaching benefits and one has to wait and watch to see how the patient and industry adapts to this. But that’s one part of the eye testing - the objective aspect. What about the subjective aspect? For the trial kit part, an optician has to devote real estate to create an eye testing cabin at the optical store. Can this change too? Remidio claims to be working towards a new technology for subjective refraction as well so that the need for a separate “Testing room” is eliminated. This would free up the valuable real estate space for the showroom where a greater number of spectacle frames may be displayed. This would potentially allow more business prospects. Well, it looks like bigger is not always better. What do you think? Share your thoughts and opinions on this by emailing us at digital@fourplusmedia.com. HOWEVER THERE’S A NEWER TECHNOLOGY THAT’S A BIT DISRUPTIVE WHICH ALLOWS A HAND HELD DEVICE TO PERFORM THE REFRACTION devices weighing up to 18 Kgs making it difficult to reach out to the people. The second part of the test known as “Subjective refraction” determines exactly what prescription you need. This test involves the Trial Kit. During this test, you’ll be seated in front of a chart of letters on a wall about 20 feet in front of you. Testing one eye at a time, you will be asked to read the smallest row of letters that you can see. The doctor or optometrist will change out the lenses asking the patient each time which lens is clearer. When your eye doctor is finished testing one eye, they will repeat the procedure for the other eye. Finally, they will come up with the combination that comes closest to giving you 20/20 vision. Both parts “Objective” and “Subjective” are integral parts of the refraction test or vision test and each of them is as important as the other. 30 VISION PLUS SE ASIA EDITION