Visual Acuity Simplified: How to Check Vision Explained by an Ophthalmologist

Subscribe for more 👁️ content! INSTRUMENTS MENTIONED: Pinhole occluder: https://amzn.to/3CSl1Jk Pocket eye chart to check near visual acuity or to check VA on call: https://amzn.to/42jLSZa LEARN MORE OPHTHO: (✨Popular) Eye Anatomy Simplified: Conjunctiva vs. Sclera:    • Eye Anatomy Simplified: Conjunctiva vs. Sc...   When to Wake an Ophthalmologist at Night 🌃    • Video   I am a FIGS ambassador, but this video is NOT sponsored by or created in partnership with FIGS. Join the Red Eye MD newsletter: https://redeyemd.kit.com Learn how to check a patient’s visual acuity (VA) quickly and accurately from an ophthalmologist’s perspective. Visual acuity is a crucial part of the eye exam. Didn't learn this in your training? Don't worry! This video will show you how to interpret the Snellen eye chart (including what it means if a patient misses some of the letters on a line), how to properly document the vision, and MORE helpful tips! Great for clinicians and students looking for a simplified, practical guide to vision testing. ---------------- 0:00 Intro 0:18 What is visual acuity? 0:37 What does 20/20 vision mean? 2:12 What do you need to check visual acuity? 3:00 How to check visual acuity 5:33 What happens if a patient misses some letters? 6:50 How to check vision if you don't have a Snell eye chart ---------------- DISCLAIMER: This video may contain ambassador and/or affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission or credit if you click on the link, make a purchase through these links and/or use an ambassador code at no additional cost to you. This video is NOT sponsored by FIGS. MEDICAL ADVICE DISCLAIMER: All of the content in this video and description including infor­ma­tion, opinions, con­tent, ref­er­ences, and links is for infor­ma­tional pur­poses only. The Author does not pro­vide any med­ical advice on the Site. This video should NOT be used for medical advice or to guide clinical practice. The author takes no responsibility for any actions taken or not taken based on the information provided. The accuracy of the information in this video cannot be guaranteed. Access­ing, viewing, read­ing, or oth­er­wise using this content does NOT cre­ate a physician-patient rela­tion­ship between you and its author. Pro­vid­ing per­sonal or med­ical infor­ma­tion to the Principal author does not cre­ate a physician-patient rela­tion­ship between you and the Principal author or authors. Noth­ing con­tained in this video or its description is intended to estab­lish a physician-patient rela­tion­ship, to replace the ser­vices of a trained physi­cian or health care pro­fes­sional, or oth­er­wise to be a sub­sti­tute for pro­fes­sional med­ical advice, diag­no­sis, or treatment. Please con­sult a licensed physi­cian or appropriately-credentialed health care professional in your com­mu­nity in all mat­ters relat­ing to your health. #VisualAcuity #EyeExam #MedicalEducation #EmergencyMedicine #UrgentCare