NEW YORK—Warby Parker yesterday significantly expanded its telehealth services by introducing Virtual Vision Test, a new and updated app that allows users to update both eyeglass and contact lens prescriptions. It is a one-stop solution for renewing an eyeglass or contact lens Rx using only an iPhone from anywhere, anytime. The test, which will cost $15, launched to the public yesterday. The test in the app is a new iteration of the Prescription Check app that Warby introduced in 2017. The company noted that the new Virtual Vision Test app is powered by a proprietary distance estimation algorithm that its in-house team developed using Apple’s Vision Framework. It has developed a suite of algorithms that allows the tool to measure the actual distance from the user to the device, rather than relying on the user to manually adjust and measure themselves (which leaves more room for human error). Read More