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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web An eye chart of a name. cleveland, 3 Apr. 2022 The eye chart, man. Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 6 Oct. 2021 The goal is to show that a significant percentage of people gain three lines of improvement in near vision on an eye chart without losing one line of distance vision. Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2023 In a recent clinical trial on patients aged 75 and older, 90 percent of the 219 participants were able to read two lines or more on an eye chart, and 75 percent could read large-print books. Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2010 Her life is her life and it’s the E on the flipping eye chart in terms of what works for her. Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2022 But Moscot, which has been in business for more than 100 years, didn’t have an optometrist on-site on Sundays, so Mr. Grint, 33, improvised his own test, standing about 20 feet away from an eye chart at the back of the store. New York Times, 11 Mar. 2022 Whichever, Shula’s reaction in that news conference was essentially an eye chart: #@%!%! Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2021 After receiving the treatment, their ability to read letters on the eye chart significantly improved. Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2020 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of eye chart was in 1885

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Cite this Entry

“Eye chart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eye%20chart. Accessed 28 May. 2023.

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
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