Visual acuity by age

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  • October 6, 2012 at 4:28 am #282

    smag
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    Normal visual acuity 20/20 at 6 or 7 yo?

     

    • This topic was modified 11 years, 6 months ago by  ashish.
    October 6, 2012 at 6:39 pm #293

    ashish
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    It’s by age 7….

    Here’s the except from the book:

    VISUAL ACUITY BY AGE

    * FIVE YEAR OLD VISION: Refer to an ophthalmologist if a child’s visual acuity is 20/50 or worse at 5 years of age.

    * SIX YEAR OLD VISION: Refer to an ophthalmologist if a child’s visual acuity is 20/40 or worse at 6 years of age.

    * MNEMONIC: At 5 years of age, kids can see 20/50. At 6 years of age, kids can see 20/40. So it goes age 5, 6 = 50, 40. Also at age 7, 20/20 vision should be noted (7 looks like a 2).

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