MIAMI, Florida — September 8, 2026
Heru announced the U.S. launch of PretestPro, a new software capability for its Heru Prime VR-powered diagnostic headset, designed to consolidate multiple pretest examinations into a single guided workflow. PretestPro can perform four pretest exams in approximately 90 seconds, giving ophthalmology and optometry practices a technology-driven approach to replacing fragmented manual testing processes. The company said the software will be provided free to current and future Heru Prime customers through an automatic software update, supporting broader adoption without requiring additional hardware investment. The launch expands Heru’s strategy of using artificial intelligence, virtual reality and eye-tracking technologies to digitize routine vision diagnostics. By combining multiple assessments within a portable wearable platform, Heru is targeting diagnostic workflow efficiency while maintaining quantitative reporting and clinical consistency. The development also reflects the company’s broader objective of helping eye-care providers reduce dependence on multiple legacy diagnostic devices and create more streamlined patient and technician workflows
PretestPro Combines Four Eye Exams in One Wearable Workflow
PretestPro integrates four critical pretesting assessments into a single VR-guided examination, including 8-point suprathreshold testing, near cover testing, extraocular motility (EOM), and quantitative pupillometry with RAPD and PERRLA status. The system uses Heru’s patient-friendly AI-driven fixation target, Nora, to guide patients through the testing process while the wearable platform captures and consolidates quantitative results. Heru said its technology is built on approximately 15 years of vision science research and clinical validation work originating at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, supporting the development of its VR and eye-tracking modalities. The consolidated approach is intended to replace subjective and manually intensive elements of traditional pretesting with a more standardized digital workflow. Heru Prime users can also conduct Visual Acuity Testing in an additional 30 seconds, allowing clinicians to complete a broader portion of pretesting in approximately two minutes. For eye-care practices, the workflow is designed to potentially improve exam-lane throughput while giving clinicians more time for patient interaction, education and clinical decision-making.
Heru Prime Targets Automated and Portable Vision Diagnostics
The PretestPro launch strengthens Heru Prime’s role as a portable platform for automated eye diagnostics, allowing examinations to be performed beyond a conventional dedicated pretest room. Heru said the wearable system can be used in pretest areas, waiting rooms and remote locations, reducing reliance on a room full of separate legacy diagnostic equipment. The broader Heru Prime platform supports multiple vision-testing modalities, including visual fields, visual acuity, Ishihara color vision, near and distance cover testing, quantitative pupillometry and EOM assessment. It also supports visual field examinations such as 24-2, 10-2, 30-2 and Esterman testing, enabling practices to consolidate several diagnostic capabilities within a single wearable ecosystem. The platform uses VR and eye tracking to guide patients through examinations while generating quantitative reports intended to improve consistency across testing workflows. For Heru, expanding software capabilities such as PretestPro allows the company to increase the clinical utility of existing installed hardware while advancing its strategy of digitizing and automating ophthalmic diagnostics rather than requiring practices to continually add standalone diagnostic devices..
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Heru Expands AI-Powered Diagnostic Platform for Eye Care
PretestPro represents another step in Heru’s strategy to modernize vision diagnostics through software-driven automation and wearable technology. The company said its platform has been supported by more than 70 patents and testing involving more than 1.9 million eyes, alongside clinical validation across its VR and eye-tracking technologies. By delivering PretestPro through an automatic software update at no additional charge to Heru Prime customers, Heru is using its installed platform to expand functionality while lowering barriers to adoption for existing users. The company’s broader technology strategy focuses on creating consistent workflows, clearer quantitative results and improved patient and technician experiences without compromising clinical rigor. The ability to combine multiple pretest examinations into a 90-second wearable workflow positions PretestPro as a significant workflow-focused addition to Heru Prime, particularly for practices seeking greater efficiency and reduced dependence on conventional diagnostic equipment. As digital and AI-enabled technologies continue to reshape ophthalmology and optometry, Heru is positioning its wearable platform as an integrated infrastructure for increasingly automated and accessible vision care.
Source: Heru, press release
