Editorial Policy

By The WideEye Team

Vision and eye health affect real decisions people make about their care, so the standard for content on this site should be higher than the standard for a typical company blog. This page describes how we work.

Sources#

Claims about research on this site link to the underlying source. We use peer-reviewed literature, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, and publications from professional bodies such as the College of Optometrists and the American Optometric Association.

We do not cite other blogs, content marketing, or press coverage as evidence for a factual claim. Where a study is discussed, we link to the study rather than to an article about the study.

Where the evidence is weak, mixed, or preliminary, we say so in the same paragraph as the finding rather than in a footnote.

Review and accuracy#

Every article is read end to end by a person before publication, and every factual claim is checked against its cited source.

We use AI tools to assist with research and drafting. Nothing is published without human review, editing, and verification of sources. We think disclosing that is more useful than the alternative, and readers can judge the result by whether the citations hold up.

Articles are published under a house byline, The WideEye Team. Nobody writing under it is an optometrist, ophthalmologist, or clinician of any kind, and nothing published here is medical advice or a clinical opinion. Articles that summarise research report what the cited studies found; they are not an assessment of anyone's vision, and they are not a substitute for an eye examination.

Where an article has been reviewed by a clinician, that reviewer is named on the article with their credentials. Where it has not, no clinical review is implied.

Dates#

Every article shows a publication date and a last-updated date. The last-updated date changes when the content changes. We do not refresh dates on unchanged pages to appear current.

Corrections#

We correct errors rather than quietly deleting the pages containing them.

If you find something inaccurate or out of date, contact us. Substantive corrections are made to the article and the last-updated date is changed to reflect the revision.

Claims about our own product#

WideEye is a general wellness product. It is not a medical device and it is not cleared or approved by the FDA.

We do not claim that WideEye treats, cures, or improves any condition. We do not cite research on categories of intervention as evidence about our own product, because it is not. We do not publish user testimonials describing medical outcomes.

Content on this site is informational. It is not medical advice, it does not establish any clinical relationship, and it is not a substitute for examination by a qualified eye care professional. See our full FDA disclaimer.

Independence#

We publish research findings that are unfavorable to our own approach when those findings are part of an honest picture of the evidence. Our science page includes the comparative results that work against dichoptic training specifically.

No content on this site is paid for by a third party, and we do not accept payment for editorial coverage or links.