A digital eye exam is similar to the old exam you’re used to, but many of the manual measurements and adjustments are now computed automatically. In fact, you may have already had one without knowing it. Digital eye exams are showing up in optical shops and optometrists’ offices across the country. With digital eye exams, the days of lowering the big, manual phoropter “mask” in front of your face are long gone — as are most of the lenses, switches and knobs your doctor had to use. Looking at a board full of letters and being asked “number one or number two?” is a reduced, simpler process when it’s performed digitally. Old machines have been replaced by similar mask-shaped devices that appear more modern and minimally designed. These devices now do most of the measuring work internally.