Snellen chart
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Snellen chart
Adapted from the National Eye Institute, U.S. National Institutes of Health. Available online: http://www.nei.nih.gov
A Snellen chart is used to test far vision. It has several rows of letters. The letters on the top line are the largest; those on the bottom line are the smallest. You stand
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| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Carol L. Karp, MD - Ophthalmology |
| Last Updated | July 6, 2007 |
| Last updated: | July 06, 2007 |
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| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Carol L. Karp, MD - Ophthalmology |
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