Testing Your Near Vision

Reading a book, using an app on your smartphone, looking at pictures of the grandchildren, when you're using your sight for tasks like these, you're using your near vision. Your eye doctor does a few different tests to check your near acuity.

So let's learn about some of 'em and why they're important. One test for near acuity is called the reading card test, and just like the name suggests, your doctor will ask you to read the letters or numbers on a card.

The card itself has different lines of text with larger print at the top and smaller print on each line as you go down. To check your vision, the doctor places the card about 14 to 16 inches away from you.

Then you cover one eye and read out loud, starting with the top line and moving down. When you reach a line that's too small for you to read, you let the doctor know.

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