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EyeQue VisionCheck Vision Test System -- Demo and Review
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Jun 22, 2024
Whether you want to confirm that your vision is still terrific or want to get new glasses and need an updated eyeglass number to order them, you'll love the EyeQue VisionCheck device. Tech expert Dave Taylor of https://www.AskDaveTaylor.com/ found this automated refraction test that hooks right onto your smartphone an extraordinary technological solution for our modern times. The EyeQue VisionCheck can test for nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism, all from the comfort of your favorite armchair or dining table. Includes near vision numbers for readers and a pupillary distance check system too. It's remarkable! Learn more at https://gtgkd.co/EyeQue-Amazon #EyeQue #VisionCheck
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Test your vision with this device in your smartphone
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Let's check it out. Dave Taylor here and I'm looking at something ridiculously cool
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This is the IQ Vision Check. And this little Bluetooth device coupled with an app on your smartphone
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lets you test your vision at home with no schedules, no doctors visits, no waiting until your appointment
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and considerably less expensive too. Super cool. Now, one warning is that this works best if you're 27 or older
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So using this with your kids isn't going to give you great results
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There's a lot of reasons for that, but suffice to say, if you're an adult, this is going to work great
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If you're not, then this probably isn't going to be a solution for you. But what this is, is this is an automated refraction test
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And what it does is basically it gives you a green and a red line
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in your line of vision and then you adjust things to get them
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to perfectly overlap and then it's solid yellow. It does that for nine different measurements on each of your eyes
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You do that three times and then it gives you an eyeglass number
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which is sufficient for you to be able to order glasses or contacts
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How cool is that? It also gives you what's known as Near Vision Ad or an NVADD+
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and that's a number that will actually let you go and buy readers
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or progressive glasses straight off the shelf, right, so you can get them from the local drugstore or something
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All of that from this little tiny device. It's amazing, really. It identifies nearsightedness, farsightedness
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and it works with astigmatism, though if your eyesight is pretty far off the measure, then this might not be that good enough
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for those real extreme situations. That would be something you might double-check with the company
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but super cool. So it is a Bluetooth device. It pairs with your phone
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That process is super easy and it has three buttons on the top
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and the first two buttons closest to the eyepiece move the two lines
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so when you're looking at the two lines, the first button will move them closer
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the second button will move them further away, because if you go too far, then moving them further away
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will get them perfectly lined up. And you basically just do that for each of nine different angles
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and then it can figure out what's going on. So amazing. So those are those
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Then the frontmost button basically is the I accept this, go to the next one, so that's a progress button
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And then on the side there's power and then there's charging and it's a USB-C charger
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So let me open the box and show you what else is inside. There is a strap because you strap this around your phone
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to make sure it stays in the right place. A USB-C charger, very handy, and I like that it's USB-C
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A product manual, a lint-free cloth, and the other super cool thing is a PD-Check glasses
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And what these are is these are a special pair of glasses frames
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that if you look, you'll see that they have a T symbol in three places
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And basically you put them on, and I know they make me look very fashionable
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and take a selfie in the app. And then within the app, you then adjust its crosshairs
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to match these three positions. It identifies where your pupils are and it gives you what's known as a pupillary distance measurement
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Amazing, really, right? And that's just with this and your camera on your phone
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I mean, why are opticians so expensive and so complicated, right? So with all of that, oops, actually let's keep this out
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because we're going to run a test. But let me just tell you just a tiny bit more
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The output of this, like I said, is an eyeglass number. This is not a prescription
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This is not actually replacing an optician. This is just a way to do vision tests
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and get glasses and stuff super easy from home. But it does give you that near vision numbers and everything
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So, you know, it's definitely pretty dang cool. And so the pricing is a little funky
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I'm not a super big fan of that because this has a base price
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And then for more than one user, you have to pay an additional subscription fee
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Now, it's only $4.99 per person. So if you have a family like me where it's me and three kids
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then that's still only 3 times $4.99 additional, which is collectively way less, you know
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including the cost of all this hardware, it's way less than one visit to the optician
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So can't complain too much about that. But you should know that they actually do that
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And, you know, some people are rather taken aback where this isn't for the family, this is for one user
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So not a huge crisis. And then you obviously need this, but you also need a reasonably modern smartphone
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It works with iPhone or Android, but your screen needs to be at least 250 pixels per inch
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which means super low cost Android phones and older iPhones probably don't have sufficient screen density
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Check their website at iq.com to find out if your phone is supported if you're worried
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So, cool. Let's actually go ahead and use this. Now, it's already on, so that's good
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So I'm going to just launch the app, and let's go back to the beginning
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I don't know why the app... Let's see. Okay
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I was halfway through a test. I shouldn't have done that, right? So here we are. I've already done the test
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So here's the result I have. And it's showing me my spherical, cylindrical, and axis for my left and right eyes
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and it's giving me a pupillary distance of 70... I think it's millimeters. I'm not sure
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And that NVADD is plus two. Yes, I wear glasses when I'm reading
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How it goes. But now we know all those numbers. To run a test, you actually just push test
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and then I'm going to just go ahead and repair the device with my phone
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and we're good. And so now I'm at this point, and now there's a little box
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And here's the key idea. Put the buttons on the top, and then take your time to place this perfectly centered
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So there we go. And then we just use this little band
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It's sticky already, as you can see, but we use the band to make sure it doesn't move around at all
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So that's it. We're ready to roll. I'm going to turn the volume on, because it's kind of a chatty app, and that's okay
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So first thing I have to say is, have I removed my eyeglasses and contacts? Yes
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Do I have a screen protector on? Yes. That's actually pretty important
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The app needs to know that so it can actually modify a couple of things
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And then you can either go directly to an actual test. You have to do three full tests to get your results
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Or you can do practice, and the practice is really cool, because you can stop halfway
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You can let one of your kids try it if they're wondering what you're doing, Again, this is not for anyone under 27 to get really great results
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but I know my kids are certainly curious about it. But if we just do a practice, I'll just do that
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And then let's add the volume. ...red and green lines while looking through the device
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Start by holding the device... So I'm actually going to step through this, because I've done this a bunch of times
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But basically, you're going to do this, right? And then I'm going to adjust it until I can see both the red and green lines
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So then on the bottom, there's a yes or no. So I'm going to say yes, and I'm going to do the same for my left eye
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And I'm going to zip past their video tutorial. So now I'm ready to go
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So we're starting with my right eye. Right, and that's pretty important
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Don't close your other eye. Keep it open. And basically, I do this, orient my fingers on the three buttons
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and then I see the red and green lines, approximately what you're seeing in the inset
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And then I'm adjusting with the buttons to get it to line up
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Once it looks like it's just solid yellow, I then push the third button, and..
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Oh, I have to tap the screen. Then I can do... So now, it is good
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Okay, so we're ready to go. So I'm on the next position
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and then I just do the same thing for all the different angles. So I know, not super exciting watching me take the test
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but lots of great, positive feedback. So suffice to say, that's all you do
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It's actually pretty darn easy. You go through the process, and you use each of those tests
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and you just, you know, line up the red and the green until you have yellow, and then you push the third button
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the one closest to the screen. You go to the next one, you go to the next one
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and when you're done, you can opt to save it, or you can say, you know, I have allergies today
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or I don't feel well, or it's really dry in the house
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and my eyes are really dry, and I don't feel like I'm getting good results
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And you can just say, I'm going to discard this, and I'll come back later. Or you can do what I'm doing, which is just a practice
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And I would highly recommend you do at least one practice set
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for both eyes, all the way around, so you get the hang of how it works
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Really, the biggest challenge I had was not having my hand in the way
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of my other eye, so that I couldn't focus on anything. And that's something where you just sort of get the hang of how to hold it
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so that your other eye has free vision, and that's all there is
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You go through the tests, you save everything. Once you've done it three times, you get all the results
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This is really a remarkable piece of technology. Like I said, it's an automated refraction test
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and it is very similar to what you would have at the ophthalmologist, optician
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I'm not sure how they all differentiate, but when you go to the eye doc
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and you want to get a prescription, they use a very similar device
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This is the home version of that. How amazing, really. So, really, the only thing left to talk about is the price
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But before we get to the price of this and I wrap up, let me ask if you can subscribe to my channel
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I really appreciate it. I get a lot of gear. IQ sent me this so I could test it out and try it
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Thanks so much. Super interesting. So please subscribe to my channel, and I will give you the straight scoop on everything
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So, totally worthwhile. Now, this device and everything in the box, the whole package deal
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is the IQ VisionCheck system, and it is $69 at IQ.com. Yes, you heard me. $69. Gets you the whole setup
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So now you can see, if you do have to pay an additional $4.99 for another family member
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then it's really not that big a deal, even if you and your spouse and grandma and grandpa and uncle Joe all use this device
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And everyone has to get a subscription except for the first person. That's still less than one visit to the eye doc
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So, really amazing. I am really pretty impressed by this technology. And not only that, but this is the second generation of this device
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So they've already gone through a lot of engineering refinement, and the whole system with all the video tutorials and the audio prompts and everything
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I guarantee you'll be able to do it. This is really straightforward
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Run a couple of tests and practices, and you will be getting some really good results
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and you'll be testing your vision at home anytime you want. Amazing, really. So, I say definitely check this out
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And with that, I'm going to get back and finish up my test, which means I need to put it back on my phone
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And I'll catch you in my next video. Go to Beadaholique.com for all of your beading supply needs
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