Eye Exam Using a Smart Phone, And Some Plastic Optics – The NETRA Project

Pete has been working with some folks at the MIT Media Lab, in particular the Camera Culture Group of Ramesh Raskar. Using the display on the smart phone, and some pinholes and plastics, you can interact with the phone and measure your prescription and astigmatism. Link to project description at MIT Media Lab

There is a new start-up spin off company called Eye-Netra, that can be found here.

Here’s Pete demonstrating the clumsy kit that Eye Netra will replace:

Here's the lens kit you'd need without the modern Eye Netra for an eye exam. Please follow the instructions on Pete's t-shirt in the photo.