FREE EYE CHART: DOWNLOAD, PRINT & TEST

The good folks at Vision Source Signature Eye Care [link] are making available a free eye chart.  All you have to do is download it here.

 

An eye chart is a great way to check you and your family’s vision at home.  Keep it around for after a party.  You get an informal opinion of impairment by using the eye test on guests. (Just kidding, btw)

It even comes with instructions:

How to Use the Eye Chart

Print the free eye chart on regular 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper

Tack or tape the chart to a windowless wall in a well-lit room at eye level

Measure ten feet from the wall

Cover 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 right

Continue to the bottom row or until you can no longer read the letters

Write down the number of the smallest line where you identified the majority of letters correctly (Ex./ If you were able to read 5 out of 8 letters on line 8, you would write 20/20.)

Cover the other eye and repeat steps 5-7

What Do the Results Mean?

That depends on the age of the person being tested. A 3 to 4-year-old should be able to read the 20/40 line, and a 5-year-old the 20/30 line. Older children and adults should be able to read the majority of letters on the 20/20 line.

If you notice any results that fall outside these standards, be sure to schedule an eye exam with a licensed optometrist.