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  2. Visual acuity - Wikipedia

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    Vision of 6/12 corresponds to lower performance, while vision of 6/3 to better performance. Normal individuals have an acuity of 6/4 or better (depending on age and other factors). In the expression 6/x vision, the numerator (6) is the distance in metres between the subject and the chart and the denominator (x) the distance at which a person ...

  3. Snellen chart - Wikipedia

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    The largest letter on an eye chart often represents an acuity of 6/60 (20/200), the value that is considered "legally blind" in the US. Many individuals with high myopia cannot read the large E without glasses, but can read the 6/6 (20/20) line or 6/4.5 (20/15) line with glasses. By contrast, legally blind individuals have a visual acuity of 6/ ...

  4. Talk:Visual acuity - Wikipedia

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    A 20/20 vision is defined as being able to discern the letters on the Snellen chart when they are 5 arc minutes at 480 lx illumination. Given the rather small differences between the P and F I'd say it's equivalent to discerning two point sources at 2 minutes. Then 12 minutes would be equivalent to 1/6th of 20/20, i.e. 3/20.

  5. LogMAR chart - Wikipedia

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    Snellen chart. The Snellen chart, which dates back to 1862, is also commonly used to estimate visual acuity.A Snellen score of 6/6 (20/20), indicating that an observer can resolve details as small as 1 minute of visual angle, corresponds to a LogMAR of 0 (since the base-10 logarithm of 1 is 0); a Snellen score of 6/12 (20/40), indicating an observer can resolve details as small as 2 minutes of ...

  6. Near visual acuity - Wikipedia

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    Near visual acuity or near vision is a measure of how clearly a person can see nearby small objects or letters.Visual acuity in general usually refers clarity of distance vision, and is measured using eye charts like Snellen chart, LogMAR chart etc. Near vision is usually measured and recorded using a printed hand-held card containing different sized paragraphs, words, letters or symbols.

  7. Contoura Vision - Wikipedia

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    Contoura Vision is the only technology where consistent success beyond 20/20 vision has been achieved in the majority of patients. More than 40% of the patients that were evaluated were able to read one line on the visual acuity chart more than a person with 20/20 vision, and 13.5% could read two additional lines. [citation needed]

  8. Eye chart - Wikipedia

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    An example of the Landolt C eye chart (also known as the Japanese eye chart). Numerous types of eye charts exist and are used in various situations. For example, the Snellen chart is designed for use at 6 meters or 20 feet, and is thus appropriate for testing distance vision, while the ETDRS chart is designed for use at 4 meters. [16]

  9. Visual impairment - Wikipedia

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    Central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with corrective glasses or central visual acuity of more than 20/200 if there is a visual field defect in which the peripheral field is contracted to such an extent that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angular distance no greater than 20 degrees in the better eye.