Patent ID: 8702238

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for conducting a vision examination at a portable consumer device, the method comprising: an act of the portable consumer device receiving an instruction from a remote computer system, the remote computer system being configured to enable one or more medical professionals to remotely administer vision tests through the portable consumer device, the instruction instructing the portable consumer device to perform a vision examination, the instruction being initiated by a particular medical professional at the remote computer system; based at least in part on receiving the instruction, an act of the portable consumer device identifying one or more vision tests to perform as part of the vision examination; an act of the portable consumer device identifying a viewing condition associated with a display of the portable consumer device; for at least one of the one or more vision tests, the portable consumer device: presenting the user with one or more visual test elements at the display of the portable consumer device, while adjusting at least a visual property of the one or more visual test elements based on the identified viewing condition; prompting the user to identify at least one of the visual test elements; and receiving user input identifying the at least one of the visual test elements; and an act of the portable consumer device sending one or more results of the one or more vision tests to the remote computer system for analysis by the particular medical professional.