Community Eye Health Journal (Apr 2014)

How to measure distance visual acuity

  • Janet Marsden ,
  • Sue Stevens ,
  • Anne Ebri

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 85
p. 16

Abstract

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Visual acuity (VA) is a measure of the ability of the eye to distinguish shapes and the details of objects at a given distance. It is important to assess VA in a consistent way in order to detect any changes in vision. One eye is tested at a time.

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