printable eye chart – Ask Eye Doc

Source: aoa.org How to Use the Eye Chart Print the free eye chart on regular 8 1/2 x 11-inch paperTack or tape the chart to a windowless wall in a well-lit room at eye levelMeasure ten feet from the wallCover one eye (if you wear glasses for distance vision, keep them on)Have another person point to each line as you read the letters out loud and keep track of which letters you get rightContinue to the bottom row or until you can no longer read the lettersWrite down the number of the smallest line where you identified the majority of letters correctly (If you were able to read 5 out of 8 letters on line 8, you would write 20/25)Cover the other eye and repeat steps 5-7 The same steps go for the children's eye chart. You just need the child to identify which direction the E if facing. Your son or daughter can point or say: up, left, right or down. Conclusion This chart is not intended to replace an eye exam with your eye doctor. Patients with 20/20 vision can still have an undiagnosed eye disease.