Titan Eye Plus unveils online vision checking

Titan Eye Plus, the eyewear division of Titan Industries Ltd, on Thursday launched Vision Check – a self-administered online vision test facility.

Vision Check is a convenient tool for millions of people who can avail of vision-screening test absolutely free-of-cost, while they are at home or at office. “With a user-friendly interface, Vision Check includes a general screening test and accurately establishes the need for vision correction for the participant, if required,” Bhaskar Bhat, managing director of Titan Industries, said here after the launch.

To take the test, participants have to visit the Titan Eye Plus website, www.titaneyeplus.com. The World Health Organisation estimates 3.3 billion people globally need vision correction. Of these, 670 million have a form of visual impairment, which can be corrected by prescription eyewear. In India, 456 million people need vision correction. The major cause for this large figure is access to a Vision Testing Facility, or hesitation in getting a test done, he said.

“Roughly one-third of the people in the country need vision correction. Of this, only 25-30 per cent have taken necessary steps to correct the same. With the launch of Vision Check, we are making it convenient and taking eye testing to people’s homes to help break the inertia,” said Ravi Kant, chief executive officer of the eyewear division, Titan Industries.

The Vision Check test takes about five minutes for administering and can be taken by anybody above the age of six years.