Regular check-ups with an optometrist or ophthalmologist is a wise idea.

• Here is an unofficial eye test for you. Get up from your chair and move 20 feet back from your monitor.

• How many lines below do you see? (Of course, you wont see any unless you switch to the graphic version!)

• If you can still see two, you have better acuity than I do.

• Without my glasses, I can barely see one. Acuity, not perceptual issues is the major problem for me.

• Screening tests for acuity are typically provided in the schools, although probably not frequently enough. A regime of regular check-ups with an optometrist or an ophthalmologist for both children and adults is a wise practice.

  NOTES: See some comments on Vision Screening

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