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What Does a Real Amsler Grid look like?
Well, it looks a lot like my new carpet, but with a bold dot in the center. According to the following link, this is how the grid is used….
How to use the Amsler grid
- Tape the Amsler grid at eye level where light is consistent and without glare.
- Put on your reading glasses and cover one eye.
- Fix your gaze on the center black dot.
- Keeping your gaze fixed, try to see if any lines are distorted or missing.
- Mark the defect on the chart.
- TEST EACH EYE SEPARATELY.
- If the distortion is new or has worsened, arrange to see your eye doctor at once.
- Always keep the Amsler grid the same distance from your eyes each time you test.
I used to work as a low vision therapist. I visited the patient’s home and offered information on how to be as functional as possible. Age-Related-Macular
Degeneration was the most frequent diagnosis that I encountered. The next most frequent was glaucoma and very rarely diabetic retinopathy. I made the following blog post decades ago (sorry, I keep referring to my timeline and age).
Today, I still have most of the special lighting and magnification products that I used during home visit show and tells…
I don’t really need any of them yet, but its good to know they are available…. as well as my knowledge. One strategy that I have enjoyed over the past 20 years is using stereograms to improve my binocular vision. I am guilty of not doing this daily…. But that can always change. Check this out..