Patent ID: 6386707
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An interactive method for evaluating visual acuity of a user, said evaluation performed on a terminal of a computer connected to a server via a network, said server enabling visual acuity tests to be performed by said user unaided, the method comprising the steps of:a. said server modulating a test display size for said terminal according to terminal measurements supplied by said user; b. displaying a first vision test on said terminal according to said terminal measurements and user supplied information; c. accepting and communicating user replies to said first vision test to said server via a computer graphical interface; d. displaying a subsequent vision test generated by said server according to said terminal measurements and to said user replies; e. accepting and communicating user replies to said subsequent vision test to said server via said computer graphical interface; f. repeating steps d) and e) until all vision tests appropriate for said user are performed, said vision tests including one or more tests selected from the group comprising: a reading test, a color determination test, a distance vision test, a dyslexia test, a peripheral vision test, and a depth perception vision test; and g. said server producing a treatment suggestion by analyzing results of said performed evaluation.