The Amsler grid is used to check for changes in the central vision of one eye at a time.
Print a copy to use at home everyday here.
- Hold the Amsler grid at your normal reading distance while wearing your reading glasses.
- Cover one eye and focus on the centre dot with the other eye.
- Look for any distortion, missing segments of lines, blurred or gray areas, or black spots on the grid.
- If any of these areas are new, call your retinal specialist or eye doctor and inform him/her of the grid changes.
- Repeat the procedure for the other eye