| Description | 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 | Designed by DG Pelli, JG Robson and A J Wilkins, because they see contrast sensitivity as a realistic assessment of how well the patient sees large faint objects. The chart follows the luminance, font, and letter spacing recommendations of the |
| Features | - 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
| - Features Traditional Sloan Optotypes
- For use at 40 in (1m)
- Includes two charts and two scoring pads
- Illumination of 85 cd/m² is key to good results
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