| Description | Uses - Establishing baseline contrast sensitivity prior to and after an intervention(such as cataract extraction, LASIK, or other refractive surgery)
- Identifying functional losses in low contrast perception (often associated with
| Designed as a simple screen test. The usual question for a reading test is: "What is the smallest (black) line you can read?" On the contrast card one adds the question "What is the smallest (grey) line you can read?" The difference between the two |
| Features | - Three charts, for the left eye, right eye and binocular testing, or for repeated testing without letter sequence memorization
- Rapid administration, with easy, accurate scoring
- Easy to store and protect
- Easy to illuminate (e.g., with instrument stand lamp)
- Each chart mounted on durable plastic
- Designed for near testing (40 or 50 cm)
- Low cost
| - Mixed high-contrast and 10% contrast
- Unrelated simple sentences at 4th grade level
- Serves as an educational tool to demonstrate the effect of contrast deficits to patients and family members.
- Multi-distance testing
- Acuity range 10m to 0.6m in Times Roman Font (20/320, 6/95 to 20/16, 6/4.8 equiv.)
- Includes test instructions and diopter ruler
- Measures 43 x 38 cm (17 x 11 in.)
- Folds in half to 21.5 x 38 cm (8.5 x 11 in.)
- Also available in various languages
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