Before you take this test, you should know the difference between an eye check or test and a comprehensive eye examination done by an eye care professional.

This simple game teaches children how to respond to the "E" chart.

1. Choose a time when your child is well rested. (Mornings are best.)
2. Explain to your child that the two of you are going to play a "pointing game." (Avoid coaxing or insisting. If your child doesn't want to play, choose another time.)
3. Teach your child to point like the "E" points in four different directions: up, down, right and left. (Use the drawings provided as examples.) Scroll to the first E. Say, "Point like this," and show how it is done. Continue scrolling from E to E until your child can point correctly in all four directions without help.
4. Praise your child each time he or she responds correctly.
5. After playing the Pointing Game, continue with the Distance Vision Test for Children, only if your child is not tired.

Before you take this test, you should know the difference between an eye check or test and a comprehensive eye examination done by an eye care professional.

Important note: Before your child can successfully complete the Distance Vision Test for Younger Children, he or she should "play" The Pointing Game to learn how to respond correctly. It's a simple, fun way to teach children how to respond to the "E" chart.

To take the Distance Vision Test for Younger Children, you will need:

• a cup (paper is preferred) to cover your child's eye;
• tape to put chart on wall;
• ruler or tape measure; and
• pencil and paper to record results.

PRINTER NOTE:
This test requires you to print the Distance Vision Chart. The appearance of your printed chart may vary depending on the printer you are using. We have provided a ruler at the top of each chart. In order to get valid eye test results, the ruler on each printout should be approximately four inches long. Please measure to make sure.

Also, in order to provide appropriate contrast and clarity for your eye test, be sure to use white paper and choose solid black as the color.

If you are having trouble printing the eye test, contact Prevent Blindness America to request a free printed copy.

1. Choose a time when your child is well rested.
2. Find a quiet, well-lighted room where you and your child will not be distracted. Hang the E-chart on a bare wall with no windows. The chart should be at the eye level of your child.
3. Measure 10 feet from the chart. Have your child stand (or sit, if more comfortable) at this distance.
4. You should sit next to the eye chart.
5. Show your child how to hold a cup over his or her left eye without touching the eye (another person may be needed to hold the cup in place). Do not let your child peek at all!
6. Point to each "E" starting with the largest one. Have your child point the way the "E" points. Praise your child each time he or she points correctly.
7. Continue moving down to the smallest line he or she seems able to see.
8. Write down the number of the smallest line your child can see with the right eye.

Repeat the above steps with the right eye covered, and again write down the smallest line that can be seen with the left eye.

Before you take this test, you should know the difference between an eye check or test and a comprehensive eye examination done by an eye care professional.

In order to do this test, you will need:

• a well-lighted room, at least 10 feet long;
• an assistant, if possible;
• tape to put chart on wall;
• a paper cup to use as an eye cover;
• ruler or tape measure; and
• pencil and paper to record.

PRINTER NOTE:
This test requires you to print the Distance Vision Chart. The appearance of your printed chart may vary depending on the printer you are using. We have provided a ruler at the top of each chart. In order to get valid eye test results, the ruler on each printout should be approximately four inches long. Please measure to make sure.

Also, in order to provide appropriate contrast and clarity for your eye test, be sure to use white paper and choose solid black as the color.

If you are having trouble printing the eye test, contact Prevent Blindness America to request a free printed copy.

1. Do not take the test if you are tired. Do not study the chart before the test.
2. Choose a bare, light-colored wall or door in a well-lighted room away from window glare.
3. Tape the "C" chart to the wall at eye level.
4. Measure 10 feet from the chart and mark this spot with tape.
5. Stand facing the chart with your heels on the tape marker.
6. If you wear glasses or contact lenses for distance, be sure you have them on.
7. Cover your left eye with the paper cup. Do not press on the covered eye.
8. Keep both eyes open.
9. Tell your helper where each opening is in the "C". Start with the largest "C" and work down to the smallest "C" you can read with your right eye. [Or write down your answers if you do not have a helper.]
10. Repeat the test with your right eye covered.