Snellen test


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Snellen test

n.
A test for visual acuity using a Snellen chart.
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Noun1.Snellen test - a test of visual acuity using a Snellen chart
trial, run, test - the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial"
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At the time of presentation, best corrected visual acuity recorded was 6/6 in RE and FC at 3 m in LE (Snellen test types).
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Average testing time was also measured, with researchers reporting that the Snellen test took 82 seconds compared with 77 seconds for 'Peek Acuity,' which shows that using Peek is as quick to use as traditional methods, they said.
App that 'is as accurate' as a visual acuity chart
This project examined vision health of children from grades K-12; compared results of the Snellen test with the automatic vision test; and analyzed the illumination status of learning environments, including classrooms, computer rooms, and laboratories, in primary schools and kindergartens.
The role of vision screening and classroom illumination in the vision health of Korean school children

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