eye chart

noun

eye chart

noun
1

A sign or poster showing letters or symbols in progressively smaller lines of type, used to test the acuity of distance vision.

  • The doctor said I needed glasses after I failed to read past the fourth line on the eye chart.
Related terms
eyecare, eyeglasses, myopia, nearsightedness, ophthalmologist, ophthalmology, optician, optometrist, optometry

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