Home vision tests
Alternate Names : Visual acuity test - home, Amsler grid test
Risks
The tests have no risks.
Special Considerations
If there are any of the following symptoms, have a professional eye examination: - Difficulty focusing on near objects
- Double vision
- Eye pain
- Feeling like there is a "skin" or "film" over the eye or eyes
- Frequent changing of glasses
- Light flashes, dark spots, or ghostlike images
- Objects or faces looking blurred or foggy
- Rainbow-colored rings around lights
- Straight lines look wavy
- Trouble seeing at night, trouble adjusting to darkened rooms
If children have any of the following symptoms, they should also have a professional eye examination. - Crossed eyes
- Difficulty in school
- Excessive blinking
- Getting very close to an object (for example, television) in order to see it
- Head-tilting
- Squinting
- Watery eyes
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