Latest News Opternative to Offer Online Test for Presbyopia By Staff Friday, October 9, 2015 12:27 AM CHICAGO—Opternative plans to expand its online refraction service to include 41-to 65-year olds, a major segment of the vision correction market. Co-founder and CEO Aaron Dallek told VMail that the Chicago-based company is developing a test for presbyopia, an age-related visual condition that causes a loss of accommodation, and will introduce it in early 2016.The news, which Opternative announced at the Health 2.0 conference this week and was first reported by MedCityNews.com, represents a significant expansion of the company’s target market, which currently consists of healthy 18-to 40-year olds.Dallek said Opternative has made substantial progress since launching its online refraction service in July, 2015. Over 19,000 people have created an account on the website, he said. “Since we launched, 98 percent of patients who have received a prescription from our doctors were satisfied with their prescription,” said Dallek, who spoke at the 2014 VM Global Leadership Summit. “The test is now available in 32 states, which is five more than when we launched,” he said.According to VisionWatch, the large scale continuous study conducted by The Vision Council, 86 percent of consumers aged 45 to 54 use some form of vision correction, as do 91 percent of consumers over age 55.