How to read eye results?

Question

well, went for a lil checkup at my school,

and was advised to go to the optometrist.

yes, i have a bad vision. just wondering how to read the results..

my results are -

right - 6/36

left - 6/60

i know 60 is the worst i can get. xD haha!

just wondering what they mean.

can you help to explain ?

thanks! appreciate it lots.

Answer 1

ophthalmologist  is your best bet they are medical doctors and have more knowledge.

Answer 2

first of all thanks for your ginous question because no body really want to know what is that mean

about minus that mean myopia (farsightedness)

when we say 6 meter or 20 feet that is the infinty of optical vision

we make this number in the top of fruction that mean the (patient) see letters in 6 meter length but the normal people see the same letter in 60 or 36 or what ever (the buttom of the fruction)

about 6/60 there is worse than that

Answer 3

That measurement is just your visual acuity , which gives a good indication that you need a correction.

6/36 means that at 6 meters, you can only see what a normal eye can see at 36 meters

6/60 means that at 6 meters, you can only see what a normal eye can see at 60 meters.

Why do you think 6/60  is as bad as it can get ?...it could be much worse than that yet.

With glasses / contacts, they should normally have you right back up to 6/6

Answer 4

this sounds like you were possibly reading on a card for near vision, were you??

I would not rely on what the school said, go to your dr. and have a real eye exam.