Eye Test Result Help

[barry1010]

Visual acuity recorded as 6/18.    Is that worse than 6/60 or better?  

[davebro3]

isn't it the clarity of vision at x ft for each eye?

so 6ft for one eye and 18 or 60 ft for the other.

60 better than 18?

[barry1010]

That is the result for one eye,  the other eye is recorded as HM (hand movement only)

[davebro3]

The larger the second number, the worse the vision. If vision is 20/40 (6/12), the person can read at 20 ft (6 m) what people with normal vision can read at 40 ft (12 m). If vision is 20/60 (6/18), the person can read at 20 ft (6 m) what people with normal vision can read at 60 ft (18 m).

[barry1010]

I'm trying to understand how well my oldster can see, I can't rely on what he tells me and it is important to have an idea of how good or bad his sight is

[davebro3]

presumably 6/18 is a lot better than 6/6

and "With the right corrective measure, the vision can often be improved to 6/6 or 20/20, which is considered normal visual acuity."

[davebro3]

6/60

[barry1010]

Thanks, dave