eye chart

noun

: a chart read at a fixed distance for purposes of testing sight

especially : one with rows of letters or objects of decreasing size

Examples of eye chart in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The eye chart reads like a shriek, and the teddy bear has extra limbs. — John Wilkerson, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026

Thirty-two completed the 12-month visual assessment, and 26 of them – 81% – improved by at least 10 letters on a standard eye chart. — New Atlas, 5 Aug. 2026

The pressure reading the eye chart Few things get my heart racing like racing to sit in that weird padded chair at one end of the room while trying to read small letters off of a mirror at the other end of the room. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026

About one-third of students screened are unable to read the eye chart, but very few of those kids have adequate glasses. — Kristen Hwang, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for eye chart

• counterpart
• apart
• depart
• flowchart
• forepart
• impart
• pushcart
• rampart
• redstart
• restart
• subpart
• sweetheart

Kids Definition

eye chart

noun

: a chart with rows of letters or objects of decreasing size that is read at a fixed distance for purposes of testing sight

Medical Definition

eye chart

noun

: a chart that is read at a fixed distance for purposes of testing sight

especially : one with rows of letters or objects of decreasing size